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The document discusses the origins and development of human rights starting from ancient codes like the Code of Hammurabi in 1780 BC, through documents like the Magna Carta in 1215 and the US Declaration of Independence in 1776. It then covers important milestones in establishing rights like the US Bill of Rights in 1791, the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen in 1789, the First Geneva Convention in 1864, the formation of the UN in 1945, and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948 which helped define and standardize human rights globally.

















