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5000 BCE
0 Rights
No one had human rights, Only the lucky people have them. -
539 BCE
Cyrus the Great
He said that everyone was free including slaves, He said that everybody had the freedom to choose their religion. People wrote this in the ´´Cyrus Cylinder´´ -
27 BCE
Romans invent ´´Natural Law´´ Concept
The romans realized that all people naturally followed a certain set of laws without being told to do so. The romans called this ´´Natural Law´´ -
Sep 1, 1215
Magna Carta is signed
The Magna Carta is signed, stating that no-one can overrule someone´s rights, not even a king -
British Bill of Rights is Signed
The British Bill of Rights is signed, in which there is established basic civil rights, and a constitution -
America declares its independence
The U.S declares its independence, causing uprisings in places like France, where they did their own revolution. -
French Revolution
After the American revolution and independence, many places gathered courage to do the same. In this case, France. With this, a longer constitution is signed, therefore changing the roman concept of Natural Law became Natural Rights -
Allied European forces defeat Napoleon and his army
In 1800, Napoleon Bonaparte overthrew the French Democracy, callind himself dictator. In 1814, European countries joined forces and defeated him, making Natural Rights a hot topic -
World War I Erupts
World War erupts in Europe causing countless deaths -
Mahatma Gandhi leads peacefull protests
In India, Mahatma Gandhi leads peacefull protests, using his rights and peacefull meathods of protests -
World War II Begins
World War II begins in Europe and kills 90 million peole, almost exterminating the Human Race -
United Nations established
The Nations of the world band together to form the United Nations after two deadly World Wars. -
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is Signed
After agreeing on a set of 30 Human Rights, the United Nations signed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Although, this document was optional to sign. So a country that didn´t sign the document doesn´t have to follow said rights.
