Key figures related to human rights

  • Hummurabi (2123-2080 BC)
    2123 BCE

    Hummurabi (2123-2080 BC)

    He lived in Babylon (now Iraq). He's a one of the first leaders to actually write down laws.
  • Cyrus the Eldor (600-529 BC)
    600 BCE

    Cyrus the Eldor (600-529 BC)

    He lived in Persia (now Iran). He made the people decide their religion.
  • Plato (384-322 BC)
    384 BCE

    Plato (384-322 BC)

    He lived in Greece. He wrote the book The Republic.
  • Thomas Paine (1737-1809)

    Thomas Paine (1737-1809)

    He lived in New York (USA). He was a person who fought for human rights as universal rights for all.
  • Abraham Lincoln (1805-1865)

    Abraham Lincoln (1805-1865)

    He lived in Kentucky, USA He He opposed slavery and the dead penalty.
  • Emeline Pankuhrst (1858-1928)

    Emeline Pankuhrst (1858-1928)

    She lived in the United Kingdom. She founded the women's social and political union in 1903 which encouraged women to fight for the right to vote.