Timeline of Human Rights
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Updated: 6 Dec 2018
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English Parliament adopts the Bill of RightsUS Declaration of IndependenceFrench Declaration of the RIghts of Man and the CitizenUS Congress adopts their Bill of RightsBritish Parliament enacts Slavery Abolition ActCreation of the United NationsUN Adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human RightsAdoption of the Convention Relating to the Status of RefugeesAdoption of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD)Adoption of the International Covenant on Civil and Political RightsAdoption of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural RightsAdoption of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against WomenAdoption of the Convention Against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or PunishmentAdoption of the Convention on the Rights of the ChildAdoption of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with DisabilitiesAdoption of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous PeoplesUN Adopts the UN Declaration on Human Rights Education and TrainingBeginning of Amnesty InternationalCanada joins Amnesty InternationalThe UN unanimously adopts the Declaration against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, following Amnesty International’s campaignFormation of Human Rights Watch (Helsinki)International Committee of the Red CrossOperation of the International Criminal CourtInternational Court of JusticeFormation of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human RightsAdoption of the International Criminal CourtThomas Aquinas' publication of the Summa TheologicaCompilation of Confucian Record of Rites
Approximate date.Publication of Rousseau's JulieHammurabi’s Code of ancient Babylon:
concept of proportionate punishment and justice was first professedHebrew 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
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