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Preaches virtues of "love thy neighbour as thyself" and for those without sin to "cast the first stone."
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Infidels and barbarians are not entitled to humanistic considerations.
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Formal agreement between Muhammad and all of the significant tribes and families of Yathrib, protecting religious freedom, granting women greater autonomy, and ending ethnic segregation policies.
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Written proclamation by the King Henry I of England. It tried to bind the King to certain laws regarding the treatment of church officials and nobles.
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Created, forming a confederacy of five independent American nations.
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Petition that prohibits the monarch from arresting people on an arbitrary basis.
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Founded as a Catholic colony with religious tolerance.
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Act that gives anyone who is detained the right to a fair trial within a certain amount of time, examining the lawfulness of a prisoner's detention.
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John Locke writes about the notions of natural rights of life, liberty and property.
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Argues that the "general will" reflecting the common interests of all people in a nation, is sacred and absolute.
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"Men are born and remain free and equal in rights."
"Every man is presumed innocent until he is proven guilty"
Law "is an expression of the general will." -
Writes the Vindication of the Rights of Women, she maintains that women are human beings deserving of the same fundamental rights as men.
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Passes the Abolition Act, which abolishes the slave trade in the British Empire.
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Russia, France, Prussia, Austria, and Great Britain sign the Treaty of London abolishing slavery.
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1865
The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, abolishing slavery in the United States, takes effect. -
The National Women Suffrage Association is founded in New York City in response to a split in the AERA.
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New Zealand becomes the first nation to grant women the right to vote.
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Henry Dunant (founder of the Red Cross) and Frederic Passy (a leading international pacifist) are awarded the first Nobel Peace Prize.
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1909
The National Association for the Advancement of Colourer People is founded in New York City for the purpose of improving the conditions of coloured people. -
The International Federation of Human Rights Leagues, composed of fourteen national human rights organizations, is established.
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Women gain the right to vote in Brazil.
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The United Nations is Born.
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India receives its independence after years of non-violent protests led by Mahatma Gandhi.
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Creates the European Commission on Human Rights and the Court of Human Rights.
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The Campaign Against Moral Persecution, also known as C.A.M.P., was founded in Sydney and was one of Australia's first gay rights organizations.
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The UN adopts the Declaration on the Right to Development.
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Declaration of the UN Decade for Human Rights Education.
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The International Labour Organization adopts the revised Maternity Protection Convention.