• Simranjit Kaur

The recognition and protection of human rights is a fundamental principle upheld by nations across the globe. While significant progress has been made in recent years to safeguard the rights of marginalised communities, the rights of individuals who identify as third gender have often been overlooked. This article shall delve into the importance of acknowledging and advocating for the human rights of the third gender in society. The concept of third gender transcends the traditional binary classifications of male and female, encompassing individuals who do not identify with either of these categories. These individuals face numerous challenges and are routinely subject to discrimination, prejudice, and exclusion. It is crucial that human rights, including the right to life, dignity, freedom, and non-discrimination, be unequivocally extended to all members of society, regardless of their gender identity. One of the primary issues confronting the third gender community is the lack of legal recognition. Without official recognition, these individuals face difficulties in accessing vital services such as healthcare, education, and employment. They are often denied the right to vote, excluded from social welfare programs, and face obstacles in obtaining legal documents. Furthermore, the absence of legal recognition perpetuates societal stigma and violence against the third gender. Efforts should be made to implement legal frameworks that acknowledge the existence and rights of the third gender. Laws should protect against discrimination and provide avenues for legal recognition, allowing individuals to have their gender identity acknowledged on official documents. Moreover, public awareness campaigns and education initiatives must be undertaken to foster societal acceptance and understanding. By recognizing and safeguarding the human rights of the third gender, societies can move closer to achieving true equality and inclusion for all. It is essential that state and non-state actors collaborate to overcome the systemic challenges faced by the third gender community and work towards a more inclusive future. Transgender is normally defined for people whose gender identification, gender expression or conduct does not conform to their organic sex. Transgender may also takes in men and women who do not now perceive with their intercourse assigned at beginning, which encompass hijras/eunuchs who, describe themselves as “Third gender” and that they do no longer identify as either male or female. Hijras aren’t guys by a distinctive feature of anatomy look and psychologically, they’re additionally now not females, even though they like women without a lady duplicate organ and no menstruation. In step with one estimate, India has about million transgender humans. In India, a common term used to describe transgender people, transsexuals, pass-dressers, eunuchs, and transvestites is “Hijra”. Campaigners say they live on the fringes of society, regularly in poverty, ostracised due to their gender identity. Maximum make a residing through singing and dancing or by means of begging and prostitution. Due to the fact that hijras do no longer have reproduction capacities as either guys or ladies, they are neither men nor women and claim to be an institutional “Third Gender”.

"Human Rights of Third Gender", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 2, page no.f365-f376, February-2024, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2402546.pdf

"Human Rights of Third Gender", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 2, page no. ppf365-f376, February-2024, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2402546.pdf