United Nations and Human Rights

  • 3000 BCE

    No Human Rights

    No Human Rights
    In the year 3000 BC, you were safe if you were in the right crowds, but if you werent you would have been treated poorly
  • 539 BCE

    Human rights were made

    Human rights were made
    Cyrus the great created the cyrus scroll, that stated that all slaves were free to go and everyone had the freedom to choose their religion.
  • 27 BCE

    Natural law

    Natural law
    In ancient rome, people noticed that people naturally followed laws, even if they weren't told to.
  • 1215

    Magna Carta

    Magna Carta
    A king of england wrote that no one can overrule the rights to people, not even a king
  • Petition of Right

    Petition of Right
    the idea of human rights spread across the world
  • British bill of rights

    British bill of rights
  • America declares independence

    America declares independence
    After america declared independence, the king at that time wrote that all men are created equal
  • Natural Rights

    Natural Rights
    The french insisted that the rights weren't just made up, they were natural.
  • Invasion of europe

    Invasion of europe
    napoleon overthrew the french democracy and crowned himself emperor of the world
  • Sixth Coalition

    Sixth Coalition
    they drew up international agreements which granted europe human rights
  • Mahatma Gandhi leads india protests

    Mahatma Gandhi leads india protests
  • Gandhi Irwin Pact

    Gandhi Irwin Pact
  • Concentration camps in WW2

    Concentration camps in WW2
  • United nations established

    United nations established