Human Rights By cristiandom 3000 BCE No human rights in 3,000 B.C. 539 BCE Cyrus the Great conquered Babylon and changed that in 539 B.C. 479 BCE 479 B.C. spread to Greece 272 BCE 272 B.C. to India Period: 272 BCE to 100 Called Natural Laws Jun 15, 1215 Magna Carta in 1215 Jun 7, 1628 1628 British Petition of Right Dec 5, 1689 1689 British Bill of Right Jul 4, 1776 1776 American Declaration of Independence Oct 4, 1776 1776 American Revolution Feb 20, 1798 1798 Napoleon Invades Europe Mar 5, 1931 1931 Gandhi Irwin Pact Oct 24, 1945 1945 United Nations Established Dec 16, 1948 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights