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593 BCE
Conquest of Babylon
Cyrus the great gave freedom to all the slaves and declared that all the people had the right to choose
their own religion, and established the racial equality
The cyrus cylinder was the first declaration of human rights
The cylinder was discovered more than 130 years ago in the ruins of Babylon in Iraq -
1215
Magna Carta
Is a charter of English liberties granted by King John on June 15, 1215.Heagreedcharter of liberties that would place him and all of England’sfuture sovereigns within a rule of law
the Magna Carta guaranteed that government, royal or otherwise,
would be limited by the written law of the land
- Served as the foundation for the English system of common law
- Was used in the independence of the United States -
Independence of America
They refer to the liberties of everyone to pursue life and goals without interference from other individuals or the government.
The right to liberty, life and the pursuit of happiness.
The Declaration stated that:
- All men are created equal
- All men are guaranteed by God a set of unlienable rights
- The purpose of government is to safeguard these rights
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French Revolution
The French Revolution was a beacon of light that gave a world dominated by
aristocratic privilege and monarchical tyranny a hope of freedom
-The Declaration of Rights of Man and of the
citizen
-Throughout Europe people demanded that
kings and queens share power with their
people, such as France
-End of Feudal System -
Founding charter of the United Nations term
At the end of the second world war , 51 countries come together and the United Nations Organization also known as the ONU its created with a main purpose seek the peace in all the world and the good relationships between all the nations
In 1948 the ONU began to draft the universal declaration of human rights -
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is a milestone document in the history of human rights by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 1948.
The Declaration was proclaimed in Paris on 10 December 1948 as a common standard of achievements for all peoples and all nations. It sets out, for the first time, fundamental human rights to be universally protected
Treaties have been adopted at the international level. These are generally known as human rights instruments
