10 Interesting Fact About The history of human rights and civil liberties

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• Universal Human Rights Statement (Universal Declaration of Human Rights) was passed by the United Nations on December 10, 1948.
• The struggle for civil rights and human rights in the United States reached its peak in the 1960s with the civil rights movement led by Martin Luther King Jr.
• American Civil War (1861-1865) triggered major changes in civil rights, including the liberation of slaves and recognition of the rights of black people.
• In 1893, New Zealand became the first country in the world to give voting rights to women.
• The Human Rights Movement in South Africa reached its peak in the 1980s with an anti-apartheid campaign led by Nelson Mandela.
• World War II triggered major changes in human rights, including the Nuremberg court which demanded Nazi leaders for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
• LGBT rights are the increasing topic of debate in the human rights movement throughout the world.
• The Human Rights Movement in Latin America reached its peak in the 1970s with an anti-dictator and anti-political oppression campaign.
• The rights of women and children are the main focus of human rights movements throughout the world in recent years.
• The Geneva Convention on the Protection of War Victims (Geneva Convention on the Protection of War Victims) was agreed in 1949 and became the basis of international law in protecting civilians during armed conflict.