Origin and Evolution — Key Milestones — KSLU Hr Notes

Origin and Evolution — Key Milestones

flowchart LR
    A["539 BCE — Cyrus Cylinder"]:::ancient --> B["1215 — Magna Carta"]:::medieval
    B --> C["1628 — Petition of Right"]:::medieval
    C --> D["1689 — English Bill of Rights"]:::medieval
    D --> E["1776 — US Declaration of Independence"]:::modern
    E --> F["1789 — French Declaration of Rights of Man"]:::modern
    F --> G["1864 — Geneva Conventions"]:::modern
    G --> H["1919 — ILO created"]:::modern
    H --> I["1945 — UN Charter"]:::contemporary
    I --> J["1948 — UDHR"]:::contemporary
    J --> K["1966 — ICCPR and ICESCR"]:::contemporary
    K --> L["1993 — Vienna Declaration"]:::contemporary

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    classDef medieval fill:#FFDAB9,stroke:#8B4513,color:#000;
    classDef modern fill:#E0FFFF,stroke:#00688B,color:#000;
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YearDocumentOne-Line Importance
539 BCECyrus CylinderFirst charter of liberties — freed slaves, allowed religious choice
1215Magna CartaKing also bound by law
1679Habeas Corpus ActNo illegal detention
1776US Declaration“All men are created equal”
1789French DeclarationLiberty, Equality, Fraternity
1945UN CharterHuman rights as international obligation
1948UDHRUniversal floor of rights — 30 articles
1966ICCPR + ICESCRBinding treaty obligations
1993Vienna DeclarationRights are indivisible and interdependent

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