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Human rights

By ehs3112
  • 539 BCE

    The Cyrus Cylinder

    The Cyrus Cylinder
    In 539 B.C., the armies of Cyrus the Great, the first king of ancient Persia, conquered the city of Babylon. But it was his next actions that marked a major advance for Man. He freed the slaves, declared that all people had the right to choose their own religion, and established racial equality.
  • 1215

    The Magna Carta

    The Magna Carta
    The Magna Carta, or “Great Charter,” was arguably the most significant early influence on the extensive historical process that led to the rule of constitutional law today in the English-speaking world

  • Petition of Right

    Petition of Right
    The next recorded milestone in the development of human rights was the Petition of Right, produced in 1628 by the English Parliament and sent to Charles I as a statement of civil liberties.

  • United States Declaration of Independence

    United States Declaration of Independence
    In July 4, 1776, the United States Congress approved the Declaration of Independence. Its primary author, Thomas Jefferson, wrote the Declaration as a formal explanation of why Congress had voted on July 2 to declare independence from Great Britain

  • The Constitution of the United States of America and Bill of Rights

    The Constitution of the United States of America and Bill of Rights
    Written during the summer of 1787 in Philadelphia, the Constitution of the United States of America is the fundamental law of the US federal system of government and the landmark document of the Western world.
    The Bill of Rights protects freedom of speech, freedom of religion, the right to keep and bear arms, the freedom of assembly and the freedom to petition.

  • Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

    Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
    In 1789 the people of France brought about the abolishment of the absolute monarchy and set the stage for the establishment of the first French Republic.

  • The First Geneva Convention

    The First Geneva Convention
    In 1864, sixteen European countries and several American states attended a conference in Geneva, at the invitation of the Swiss Federal Council, on the initiative of the Geneva Committee.

  • The United Nations

    In April 1945, delegates from fifty countries met in San Francisco full of optimism and hope. The goal of the United Nations Conference on International Organization was to fashion an international body to promote peace and prevent future wars.