HOOGHLY STUDENTS HUMAN RIGHTS MEETING
Sexual minorities are groups
of people whose sexual orientation, gender identity, or sexual characteristics
are different from the presumed majority of the population, which are
heterosexual, cisgender, and non-intersex individuals. The most common use of
the term sexual minority is to refer to people whose sexual orientation is not
heterosexual. This includes gay men (men/man-aligned people who are only
attracted to people of the same/similar gender), lesbians (women-aligned people
who are solely attracted to people of similar genders), and bisexuals (people
of any gender attracted to people of all genders), and questioning people. Many
people identify as queer rather than gay or bisexual. Sexual minorities also
include transgender individuals—people who identify as a different gender than
the one associated with the sex they were assigned at birth. Transgender people
socially transition by changing their names, their pronouns, and their gender
expression. Some trans people also medically transition by taking hormones
and/or undergoing gender affirmation surgeries. Some transgender people
identify as non-binary.
Prisoner means any person who is kept under
custody in jail or prison because he/she they committed an act prohibited by
law of the land. A prisoner also known as an inmate is anyone who against their
will is deprived of liberty. This liberty can be deprived by forceful restrain
or confinement. Prisoner’s rights deal with the rights of the inmates while
behind bars. Prisoners have basic legal rights that can't be taken away from
them. The basic rights include right to food and water, right to have an
attorney to defend himself, protection from torture, violence and racial
harassment. Section 1 of the Prison Security Act 1992, defines the term
prisoner. The word prisoner means any person for the time being in a prison as
a result of any requirement imposed by a court or otherwise that he be detained
in legal custody