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The upper class and royalty had simple human rights.
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Cyprus announced that all slaves under his rule were free and that people were allowed to practice their own religion these rights were called and documented on the cyprus cylinder.
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Throughout 300 BC - 27 BC the natural law developed in many countries from India to Rome.
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The people of England convinced the ruler at the time King John that no one can rule the rights of people not even a King.
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The petition of rights was created
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The creation of the British Bill of Rights.
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A majority of British rebels declared independence and the king could not stop them therefore America was born.
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Following the acts of the american revolution the french decided to rebel and created a longer list of rights.
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Napoleon Overthrew the french democracy and crowned himself emperor of the world.
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Gandhi fought for the rights of the people of not just europe but the rest of the world.
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The world wars ended and almost all the countries of the world banded together to form the United Nations a there goal was to reform the basic human rights.
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All the countries in the UN decided that these rights applied to all humans and where generally accepted by most countries.