Throughout history, activists have fought for a world of greater equality. The human rights activists discussed below are just a few of the most influential of the last 100 years.

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

In the first half of the 20th century, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, more commonly known as Mahatma Gandhi, fought for Indian independence. Not only did this have an enormous influence on the lives of his fellow Indians, but the nonviolent civil disobedience tactics that he practiced spread throughout the world and are still used today to fight for the human rights of people everywhere. In Gandhi’s honor, his birthday, October 2, was designated the International Day of Nonviolence by the United Nations General Assembly in 2007...

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