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* 1650–1660: Jesuit priest [[António Vieira]] fights for the human rights of the [[Indigenous peoples in Brazil|indigenous population]] of [[Brazil]] and obtains royal decrees against their enslavement
* 1689: The [[English Bill of Rights]] is established
* 1689: The [[Claim of Right Act 1689
* 1690: ''[[The Second Treatise of Civil Government]]'' by [[John Locke]]
* 1750–1860: The [[Inclosure Act]] is passed by the United Kingdom Parliament, enclosing [[common land]] and assigning private property rights to lands which formerly had not been private▼
* 1772: British court ruling by [[William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield]] sets a [[precedent]] that [[slavery]] had no basis in law
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* 1781: [[Serfdom]] is abolished in the [[Habsburg]] countries through the emperor [[Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor|Leopold II]] ( [[Bohemia]], [[Moravia]] and Austrian Silesia)
* 1783:
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* 1807: Britain abolishes the [[History of slavery|slave trade]] (but not of slavery itself)
* 1810: [[Prussia]] abolishes serfdom
* 1832: The British [[Reform Act 1832
* 1833: Britain abolishes slavery
* 1845: Another United Kingdom
* 1848: France abolishes slavery
* 1859: ''[[On Liberty]]'' by [[John Stuart Mill]]
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* 1863: The [[Netherlands]] abolishes slavery
* 1867: Britain's [[Reform Act 1867|Second Reform Act]] extends voting rights to all urban male homeowners
* 1884: The British [[Representation of the People Act 1884
* 1906: [[Finland]] is the first European country to introduce [[universal suffrage]] in national elections
* 1917: Finland extends universal suffrage to local elections
* 1918: Another British [[Representation of the People Act 1918
* 1933–1945: [[The Holocaust]]
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===== Armenia =====
{{main|Human rights in Armenia}}
[[2008 Armenian presidential election protests|A series of mass protests]] were held in [[Armenia]] in the wake of the [[2008 Armenian presidential election|Armenian presidential election]] of 19 February 2008. Mass protests against alleged electoral fraud were held in the capital city of [[Yerevan]] and organised by supporters of the unsuccessful presidential candidate and first President of Armenia, [[Levon Ter-Petrosyan]]. After nine days of peaceful protests at the Opera Square, the national police and military forces tried to disperse the protesters on 1 March.<ref name="COEReportMar20">[https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc.jsp?id=1265025&Site=CommDH&BackColorInternet=FEC65B&BackColorIntranet=FEC65B&BackColorLogged=FFC679 "Report by the Commissioner for Human Rights, Mr Thomas Hammarberg, on his special mission to Armenia, 12 – 15 march 2008"], Council of Europe, March 20, 2008.</ref> The protests began on 20 February, lasted for 10 days in [[Freedom Square, Yerevan|Yerevan's Freedom Square]], and involved tens of thousands of demonstrators during the day and hundreds camping out overnight. As a result, 10 people were killed. Despite the urges of the government to stop the demonstrations, the protests continued until 1 March. On the morning of 1 March, police and army units dispersed the 700–1,000 persons who remained overnight, beating them with truncheons and [[Electroshock weapon|electric-shock devices]].<ref name="ArmNowMar1Noon">[http://www.armenianow.com "Protestor on scene tells of melee"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516144258/http://www.armenianow.com/ |date=2008-05-16 }}, ArmeniaNow.com, March 1, 2008</ref><ref name="HRW1">[http://hrw.org/english/docs/2008/03/02/armeni18189.htm "Armenia: Police Beat Peaceful Protesters in Yerevan"], [[Human Rights Watch]] (NY), March 2, 2008.</ref><ref name="ArmLibMar1a">[http://www.armenialiberty.org/armeniareport/report/en/2008/03/FFAB3C6D-A75D-4E48-B0D6-5D3A83069160.ASP Ter-Petrosyan ‘Under House Arrest,’ Rally Broken Up], [[Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty]], March 1, 2008. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081123052730/http://www.armenialiberty.org/armeniareport/report/en/2008/03/FFAB3C6D-A75D-4E48-B0D6-5D3A83069160.ASP |date=November 23, 2008 }}</ref> As of 4 March, many protesters are still missing.<ref name="ArmLibMar4b">[http://www.armenialiberty.org/armeniareport/report/en/2008/03/D816B1BC-CAE4-47EF-9A5B-E55169ADE4BC.ASP "Human Rights Watch Demands Probe Into Armenian Crackdown"], Armenia Liberty ([[RFE/RL]]), March 4, 2008. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090412005838/http://www.armenialiberty.org/armeniareport/report/en/2008/03/D816B1BC-CAE4-47EF-9A5B-E55169ADE4BC.ASP |date=April 12, 2009 }}</ref> Since 1 March, Ter-Petrosyan was placed under ''de facto'' house arrest.<ref name="COEReportMar20"/><ref name="ArmLibMar1a"/><ref>[http://www.eurasianet.org/armenia08/news/030108.shtml "Armenia: At Least 2 Dead in Yerevan Violence, as Kocharian Declares State of Emergency"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080903224655/http://www.eurasianet.org/armenia08/news/030108.shtml |date=2008-09-03 }}, Armenia: Vote 2008 (EurasiaNet.org), March 1, 2008.</ref>
===== Belarus =====
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