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Date: He was born around 1200 BC.
Country: He was Jewish.
Work: He was a Jewish leader and prophet.
Contribution to human rights: He made people to escape from slavery in Egypt and saved people in Israel. -
Date: He lived from 1745 to 1797.
Country: He was from South Nigeria
Work: He was a writer and campaigner.
Contribution to human rights: He was sold into slavery, and he worked until he could buy his own freedom. He travelled to London and campaigned there for abolition of slavery. He wrote an autobiography. -
Date: She lived from 1770 to 1866.
Country: She was from Belfast.
Work: She was a social activist.
Contribution to human rights: She campaigned and worked for the welfare of women and children, the abolition of slavery and political equality for women -
Date: She lived from 1780 to 1845.
Country: She was from the United Kingdom.
Work: She was a Quaker Campaigner
Contribution to human rights: She campaigned for changes in the law to improve prion conditions, for the homeless in London, and for improvements in the way patients were treated in mental asylums. She was opposed to the death penalty for that. -
Date: He lived from 1869 to 1948.
Country: He was from India.
Work: Spiritual leader from India.
Contribution to human rights: He fought for the independence of Britain. -
Date: She lived from 1876 to 1929.
Country: She was from the United Kingdom.
Work: Children rights activist.
Contribution to human rights: She founded the "save the children" fund, to protect and look after the welfare of children affected by World War.