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The Magna Carta
The Magna Carta consisted in starting up a kind of human rights and reducing absolute power. It was agreed by King John of England on June.15, 1215. -
The Bill of Rights
It was created by the Parliament of England, passed by the Monarchs, John and Mary. The Bill permited freedom of speech in the Parliament, free elections and lower taxes. -
U.S Declaration of Independence
The declaration summarized the motivations of seeking independence, it also stated that all men are created equal and that they have the right to liberty, pursuit of happiness and life. It was signed by Thomas Jefferson, King George III, and many other important people in American History. -
Declaration of the Rights of Men and Citizen
It was the first step recognizing rights, Marquis de Lafayette drafted it. It was one of the fundamental documents of the French Revolution. -
Abolishment of Slavery in the U.S
After the Civil War ended and Lincoln was assasinated, "The Thirteen Amendments" abolished slavery and gave them the rights they deserved. -
Imperialism in the 1900's
Imperialism was the expansion of a country's domain by gaining political and economical power over other areas. Imperialism exploited people's rights and wanted control of the population. This includes WW1,WW2 and the Japanese Empire. -
The Holocaust 1939-1945
The Holocaust was the greatest violation of the Human Rights, it was guided by Hitler and the Nazis on their quest to create the "Perfect race", the Nazis managed to prosecute, torture and make life a living hell for Jews, in the end, they prosecuted the entire Jewish European Population. -
The Declaration of the Human Rights
In 1948, the United Nations declared that every single human being has natural rights, today there are 30 of them, which include, the right to food and shelter, the rigt to security, and the right to live. Since then, almost every country started taking them more seriously.
