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539 BCE
the cyrus cylinder
the first to be recognized as a document of human rights in the world.
Cyrus declares that all people have the right to choose their own religion and established racial equality . -
1215
Magna Carta
The "Crear letter"
The right of the church to be free from government intervention, the rights of all free citizens to own and inherit property and to be protected from excessive taxes, establishes principles of legal guarantees and equality before the law. It also contained provisions prohibiting bribery and misconduct of officials. -
The right request
initiated by Sir Edward Coke, based on previous statutes and official documents and enforces four principles:
(1) No tax may be collected without the consent of Parliament.
(2) No subject may be imprisoned without a proven cause ( reaffirmation of the right of habeas corpus, of Latin, "that you have the body", a right that determined a deadline to resolve if a detainee is arrested)
(3) No soldier can be quartered with citizens.
(4 ) Martial law cannot be used in peacetime. -
The United States Declaration of Independence
the statement emphasizes two issues: individual rights and the right to revolution. These ideas became widely accepted by Americans and also influenced in particular the French Revolution. -
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizens
The Declaration proclaims that all citizens must be guaranteed the rights to “freedom of property, security and resistance to oppression" it sees the law as “an expression of the general will”, aimed at promoting this equity of rights and prohibiting “only harmful actions for society”. -
the Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights protects freedom of expression, religious freedom, the right to have and bear arms, the right to meet and freedom of petition. It also prohibits unreasonable search and seizure, cruel and unusual punishment and forced self-discrimination. -
The first Geneva convention
The diplomatic conference was held with the purpose of adopting an agreement for the treatment of soldiers wounded in combat.
The most important principles established in the Convention and maintained by the latest Geneva Conventions stipulate the obligation to provide medical care without discrimination to injured or ill military personnel and to respect the transport and equipment of medical personnel with the distinctive red cross sign on white background -
United Nations Organization Foundation
The goal of the United Nations Conference on International Organization was to create an international body to promote peace and avoid future wars. The ideals of the organization were established in the preamble to the Constitutive Act that they proposed: “We, the people of the United Nations, are determined to protect the coming generations from the scourge of war, which twice in our life has produced a Incalculable suffering to humanity. ” -
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
the Declaration proclaims, without any mistakes, the inherent rights of all human beings: “Ignorance and disregard for human rights have resulted in outrageous barbaric acts for the conscience of humanity , and the arrival of a world where human beings enjoy freedom of expression and belief and are free from fear and misery has been proclaimed as the highest aspiration of ordinary people ... All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights ”. -
what will be next?
After sixty years of its publication, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is even more a dream than a reality. There are violations in all parts of the world.
