human rights

  • ancient Egypt
    3000 BCE

    ancient Egypt

    no human rights
  • Cyrus the great
    538 BCE

    Cyrus the great

    announced that all slaves were free to go and that people were free to choose their religion.
  • roman empire
    27 BCE

    roman empire

    noticed that people naturally follow certain laws even if they weren't told to
  • magna carta
    1215

    magna carta

    finally got a king to agree that no one can overrule the rights of a human being, not even a king.
  • petition of right

    petition of right

    peoples rights were finally getting recognised
  • British bill of rights

    British bill of rights

    were now safe from those in power
  • America declares independence

    America declares independence

    the King at the point that all men are created equal
  • Mahatma Gandhi

    Mahatma Gandhi

    leads india protests
  • World war 2

    World war 2

    hitler exterminated half of the jewish population
  • united nations

    united nations

    united nations established