Saint Stephen was one of the first seven deacons chosen by the early church in the Acts of the Apostles, and is widely regarded to be the first martyr, earning him the title "protomartyr". Stephen's beliefs led to his being tried for blasphemy by the Sanhedrin, and he was stoned to death.
... Declaration of Human Rights. A key drafter of both the Universal Declaration and the Canadian Charter was Professor John Peters Humphrey, the Canadian human rights expert ...