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3000 BCE
ancient Egypt
no human rights -
538 BCE
Cyrus the great
announced that all slaves were free to go and that people were free to choose their religion. -
27 BCE
roman empire
noticed that people naturally follow certain laws even if they weren't told to -
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
peoples rights were finally getting recognised -
British bill of rights
were now safe from those in power -
America declares independence
the King at the point that all men are created equal -
Mahatma Gandhi
leads india protests -
World war 2
hitler exterminated half of the jewish population -
united nations
united nations established