KEY FIGURES RELATED TO HUMAN RIGHTS

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  • Spartacus
    110 BCE

    Spartacus

    • He was from Greece and Italy, and was born in 110 BC.
    • As a contribution to human rights, he escaped from gladiator school and raised an army to fight against oppression and for freedom for slavery.
  • Brigid Brethera
    30

    Brigid Brethera

    • She was from Ireland and was born in 30 AD
    • As a contribution to human rights, she promoted equality in gender and social status. She gave women the right to inherit the land in abscens of sons.
  • St. Patrick
    378

    St. Patrick

    • He was from Ireland and was born in 378 AD
    • As a contribution to human rights, he wrote a book where he outlined laws related to rights and privileges, no matter what section of society you were. And he brought Christianity.
  • Thomas Paine

    Thomas Paine

    • He was from England and was born in 1737.
    • As a contribution to human rights, he opposed slavery and the death penalty.
  • Jean Henri Dunant

    Jean Henri Dunant

    • He was from Switzerland and was born in 1828
    • As a contribution to human rights, he organized volunteers to help the wounded in the Battle of Solferino in 1859. His ideas helped to develop international treaties known as the Geneva conventions.
  • Emmeline Pankhurst

    Emmeline Pankhurst

    • She was from Manchester, United Kingdom and was born in 1858
    • As a contribution to human rights, she founded the women's social and political union in 1903, which encouraged women to fight for the right to vote.