Human rights timeline

By Mitchell L.
  • 539 BCE

    cyrus the great

    conquered babylon and free'd the slaves, gave people the freedom to chose their religion
  • 1215

    king magra carta

    king magra carta agreed that no one can over rule the right to the people

  • petition of rights

    the very first documented petition of rights

  • Brittish bill of rights

    the brittish bill of rights emerges

  • french revalution

    french had a revalution for there own rights with an even longer list enforcing the rule that their rights weren't made up but natural (natural law became natural rights)

  • general napoleon

    attempted to over throw this idea and crown himself emporer of the world

  • WWI

    40million people were either killed or injured. 10 million of which were civilians

  • WWII

    there were 1000 concentration camps with 90million people dying.

  • the united nations formed

    goal "To reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights, the dignity and worth of the human person."

  • The universal declartion of human rights

    the declaration was created, with a basic set of rules of human rights