List of human rights activists

Name Born Died Country Notes George Mason &#;United Stateswrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights and influenced the United States Bill of RightsThomas Paine &#;United StatesEnglish-American activist, author, theorist, wrote Rights of ManElizabeth Freeman &#;United Statesalso known as Mum Bett – first former slave to win a freedom suit in Massachusetts Olaudah Equiano &#;United Kingdom
&#;Nigeriapurchased his freedom, helped found the Sons of Africa, and wrote the influential The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano depicting the horrors of the slave trade Jeremy Bentham &#;United KingdomBritish philosopher, writer, and teacher on civil rights, inspiration Olympe de Gouges &#;Francewomen's rights pioneer, writer, beheaded during French Revolution Ottobah Cugoano &#;United Kingdom
&#;Ghanacaptured from West Africa, he became a member o