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UNESCO Affirms the Cyrus Cylinder’s Status as A Universal Icon of Human Rights

UNESCO’s General Conference has formally acknowledged the Cyrus Cylinder — often regarded as the earliest charter of human rights — as a universal symbol of freedom, justice, and cultural diversity.

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The Cyrus Cylinder Was Recognized as the World's First Human Rights Document.

The Cyrus Cylinder, the oldest Babylonian document written in Akkadian and used as a Khmer scroll, has been officially recognized by UNESCO as the first manuscript in history to express principles of human rights. The historical recognition was granted during UNESCO’s 43rd General Conference in Samarkand, by consensus and unanimous agreement of all member states. The resolution describes the Cylinder as “a fundamental document in the history of …

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