United Nations and Human Rights

  • No Human Rights
    3000 BCE

    No Human Rights

    In the year 3000 BC, you were safe if you were in the right crowds, but if you werent you would have been treated poorly
  • Human rights were made
    539 BCE

    Human rights were made

    Cyrus the great created the cyrus scroll, that stated that all slaves were free to go and everyone had the freedom to choose their religion.
  • Natural law
    27 BCE

    Natural law

    In ancient rome, people noticed that people naturally followed laws, even if they weren't told to.
  • Magna Carta
    1215

    Magna Carta

    A king of england wrote that no one can overrule the rights to people, not even a king
  • Petition of Right

    Petition of Right

    the idea of human rights spread across the world
  • British bill of rights

    British bill of rights

  • America declares independence

    America declares independence

    After america declared independence, the king at that time wrote that all men are created equal
  • Natural Rights

    Natural Rights

    The french insisted that the rights weren't just made up, they were natural.
  • Invasion of europe

    Invasion of europe

    napoleon overthrew the french democracy and crowned himself emperor of the world
  • Sixth Coalition

    Sixth Coalition

    they drew up international agreements which granted europe human rights
  • Mahatma Gandhi leads india protests

    Mahatma Gandhi leads india protests

  • Gandhi Irwin Pact

    Gandhi Irwin Pact

  • Concentration camps in WW2

    Concentration camps in WW2

  • United nations established

    United nations established