KEY FIGURES RELATED TO HUMAN RIGHTS

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  • Hammurabi (2123 - 2080 BC)
    2123 BCE

    Hammurabi (2123 - 2080 BC)

    • He is from Iraq.
    • He was one of the first leaders to actually write down laws.
  • Plato (384 - 322 BC)
    384 BCE

    Plato (384 - 322 BC)

    • He is from Greece.
    • He believed in universal truth and argued in The Republic that the best government is the one that is truly just.
  • Spartacus (110 - 71 BC)
    110 BCE

    Spartacus (110 - 71 BC)

    • He is from Greece and Italy.
    • He escaped from a gladiator school and raised an army to fight against oppression and for freedom for slavery.
  • Patrick (378 - 493)
    378

    Patrick (378 - 493)

    • He is from Ireland.
    • He wrote a book where he outlined laws related to rights and privileges, no matter what section of society you were.
  • Thomas Paine (1737 - 1809)

    Thomas Paine (1737 - 1809)

    • He is from England.
    • He opposed slavery and the death penalty.
  • Jean-Henri Dunant (1828 - 1910)

    Jean-Henri Dunant (1828 - 1910)

    • He is from Switzerland.
    • He organized volunteers to help the wounded in the Battle of Solferino in1859. His ideas helped to develop international treaties known as the Geneva conventions.
  • Emmelin Pankhurst (1858 - 1928)

    Emmelin Pankhurst (1858 - 1928)

    • She is from the United Kingdom.
    • She founded the Woman's Social and Political Union in1 903 which encouraged women to fight for the right to vote.