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Announces that all slaves are free to go. Also said people had the right to chose their religion. Human rights were born.
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Noticed people followed certain laws, even if they weren't told too. They called this concept Natural law. But it kept getting trampled at by those in power.
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King agreed that no one can over rule the rights of the people. Not even a king.
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Human rights were finally recognized.
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The human rights were now kind of safe from those in power.
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British rebels declare America's independence before the king got the point that all men are created equal. He didn't like the idea, but couldn't stop it.
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French followed for their own revolution for their own rights. There list was way longer. The roman concept had become natural rights.
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Wanted to crown himself emperor of the world. Almost succeeded. Countries joined forces to take him down in 1815.
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All human rights were broken and disrespected world wide. World War I starts at 1914-1918.
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Decided that everyone everywhere had human rights. Made a pact in 1931 to defend these rights called Ghandi-Irwin pact.
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World War II 1939-1945, all rights were violated.
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Hitler exterminated half of the worldwide jewish population in concentration camps. 90 million people died, never had human rights been more broken
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Countries of earth banded together and formed the United Nations. Purpose was to decide one concept of human rights worldwide.
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Under Eleanor Roosevelt's supervision they finally agreed on 1 set of rights that applied to absolutely everyone.
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French concept of Natural rights have finally become Human Rights and they were accepted worldwide.