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Timeline of Human Rights
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caitlin
⟶ Updated 6 Dec 2018 ⟶
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Events
English Parliament adopts the Bill of Rights
US Declaration of Independence
French Declaration of the RIghts of Man and the Citizen
US Congress adopts their Bill of Rights
British Parliament enacts Slavery Abolition Act
Creation of the United Nations
UN Adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Adoption of the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees
Adoption of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD)
Adoption of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
Adoption of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Adoption of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
Adoption of the Convention Against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Adoption of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Adoption of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
UN Adopts the UN Declaration on Human Rights Education and Training
Beginning of Amnesty International
Canada joins Amnesty International
The UN unanimously adopts the Declaration against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, following Amnesty International’s campaign
Formation of Human Rights Watch (Helsinki)
International Committee of the Red Cross
Operation of the International Criminal Court
International Court of Justice
Formation of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Adoption of the International Criminal Court
Thomas Aquinas' publication of the Summa Theologica
Compilation of Confucian Record of Rites Approximate date.
Publication of Rousseau's Julie
Hammurabi’s Code of ancient Babylon: concept of proportionate punishment and justice was first professed
Hebrew Bible: celebrates the sanctity of life and reciprocal entitlements Approximate date.
Hindu Scriptures: Vedas: Earliest defense of the ecosystem Approximate date.
Compilation of the Quran: Encouraged human solidarity and considered the problem of moral conduct in wartime Approximate date.
Jesus: Love your neighbour as you love yourself. Feed the hungry and clothe the poor
