The U.S. Bill of Rights, 1791
The first colonies to revolt against England were the thirteen States of America. On July 4, 1776 the United States Congress approved the Declaration of Independence. Thomas Jefferson was the primary author. Main theme seeks that individual rights and the right of revolution. USA Constitution was written in 1787, the oldest written constitution in use. For the Constitution to take effect, it had to be approved by nine of the 13 states. However, many states were not ready to approve the Constitution.
As a result, James Madison wrote 12 amendments and presented them to the First Congress in 1789. On December 15, 1791 ten of the amendments were passed and made part of the Constitution. The overall theme of the Bill of Rights is that the citizen be protected against the abuse of power by the officials of the States.
It guarantees civil rights and liberties to the individual-like freedom of speech, press, and religion. The League of Nations and International Labour Organization:
The League of Nations was an international organization, created after the First World War to provide a forum for resolving international disputes and ensuring peace and security(made no provision for protection of Human Rights) but failed to maintain peace during World War II.
The International Labour Organization (IO) is an international organization created in Geneva in 1919 to end the exploitation of workers in the industrialising nations of that time and aimed for better working conditions and standard of living. In 1946, this organization has become a special organization of the United Nations.
The International Labour Organization (ILO) aims to promote social justice through recognizing the labour rights by protecting work rights and improving the lives of workers and their families. The executive body of ILO consists of representatives of governments, employers.
The ILO Country office for Pakistan was set up in 1970 in Karachi and later moved to Islamabad.