Timeline 2 By dawson_deall Dec 10, 1948 Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the UN General Assembly Dec 10, 1961 Amnesty International was launched to aid politicial and religious prisoners Apr 1, 1963 Equal pay act guarentees women equalmpay for equal work Apr 1, 1964 Civil Rights act outlaws jobbb discrimination Apr 1, 1965 Voting Act allows African Americans to register to vote Apr 1, 1968 Civil Rights act prohibits discrimination in housing and real esate Aug 1, 1975 United States, USSR, Canada, and the 32 European states signed the Helsinki Accords Apr 14, 1977 Amnesty Internation won Nobel peace prize Apr 1, 1978 American Convention on Human Rights was set forth. Apr 1, 1991 Civil Rights act ease burden on workers suing to prove job discrimination Apr 1, 1994 the UN General Assembly recommited its efforts to the spirit of human rights by creating the UN Commission on Human Rights