A BRIEF HISTORY OF HUMAN RIGHTS
2. THE SPREAD OF HUMAN RIGHTS
From babylon, the idea of human rights spread quickly to india, greece and eventually rome
There the concept of "natural law" arose
They are the written forerunner of many of today's human rights documents.
Such as the magna carta (1215)
The petitions of rights (1628)
The us constitution (1787)
The frencht declaration of the rights of man and of the citizin (1798)
The us bill of rights (1791)
3. THE MAGNA CARTA
Signed by the king of england in 1215
Process that led to the rule of constitutional law today in the english - speaking world.
1. Cyrus the great, the first king of ancient persia.
He freed the slaves
Declare that all people had the right to chosse their own religion
Establish racial equality.
These and other decrees were engraved on a clay cylinder baked in the Akkadian language with the cuneiform script.
Has been recognized as the first letter of human rights in the world.
4. PETITION OF RIGHT 1628
This request was made in 1628 by the English parliament and sent to Charles I in order to demand the release of civilians
5. UNITED STATES DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE (1776)
July 4, 1776 the united states congress approve the declaration of independence
congress issued the declaration of independence in several forms.
It was initiatlly published as a printed broadsheet that widely distributed and read to the public
8. THE UNITED NATIONS (1945)
In april 1945, delegates from fifty countris met in san fransisco full of optimism and hope. the goal of the united nations conference on international organization was to fashion an international body to promote peace and prevend future wars
7. DECLARATION OF THE RIGHTS OF MAN AND OF CITIZEN (1789)
In 1789 the people of france brought about the abolishment of the absolute monarchy and set the stage for the establishment of the first french republic.
The rights of man and of the citizen were declared weeks after the abolition of feudalism
6. THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (1787) AND BILL OF RIGHTS (1791)
written during the summer of 1787 in philadelphia
It is the oldest written national constitution in use and defines
The principal organs of govermement
The basic rights of citizens
Protects freedom of expression, freedom of religion, the right to keep and bear arms, freedom of assembly and freedom of petition, also prohibits unreasonable search and seizure, cruel and unusual punishment and forced self-incrimination.
