Advancing International Human Rights to Protect against Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and Protecting the Rights of Migrant Workers are the two issues before the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). In April 2014, the Supreme Court acknowledged how transgender is a third gender and asked the government to treat them as a minority. The UNHRC adopted a resolution related to sexual orientation and gender identity with India taking the position of abstain. Being a signatory to the UN Charter, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and political Rights and UN Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhumane or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, India is bound to
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These migrant workers aid the economy of India and are usually very beneficial for India’s relationships with other countries as a good portion of migrant workers are seasonal. “One of the cornerstones of human rights law is its claim to universality. This principle, which states that human rights are inherent to all human beings, has been enshrined in the preamble of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) (1948). Thus, a migrant worker, as a human being, falls under the protection of all core human rights documents, provided his or her state of residence has ratified the respective treaty. Documents such as the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) (1966) and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) (1966) have a ratification rate of almost 90% which means that almost all UN member States [India included] have formally pledged to adhere to the provisions set out in their conventions and are thus obliged to protect the civil and political as well as the economic, social, and cultural human rights of all persons under their jurisdiction.” (Background Guide: Topic
These migrant workers aid the economy of India and are usually very beneficial for India’s relationships with other countries as a good portion of migrant workers are seasonal. “One of the cornerstones of human rights law is its claim to universality. This principle, which states that human rights are inherent to all human beings, has been enshrined in the preamble of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) (1948). Thus, a migrant worker, as a human being, falls under the protection of all core human rights documents, provided his or her state of residence has ratified the respective treaty. Documents such as the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) (1966) and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) (1966) have a ratification rate of almost 90% which means that almost all UN member States [India included] have formally pledged to adhere to the provisions set out in their conventions and are thus obliged to protect the civil and political as well as the economic, social, and cultural human rights of all persons under their jurisdiction.” (Background Guide: Topic