The Commonwealth ought to prepare a road map for Commonwealth countries on how they can improve the human rights of their persecuted minorties. The focus of the study should be how Commonwealth Countries have enhanced the human rights over the past 10 years of their citizens who have are gay, lesbians or transgender. Such a study is likely to reveal real progress in Commonwealth countries such as India where change has occurred in the law due to a supreme court ruling that struck down a discriminatory criminal law that was used to blackmail its citizens who happened to be gay or lesbian. The road map may suggest Commonwealth support to fund similar legal challenges in the supreme or high courts of other Commonwealth Countries where oppressive, discriminatory criminal laws remain on the statute books. An alternative roadmap strategy would be the showcasing of model laws in force in Commonwealth countries that have removed all forms of discrimination and introduced legal recognition of the same rights to their citizens regardless of their sexual orientation. Final the Commonwealth ought to provide a human rights track record of each Commonwealth country over the past 10 years in relation to the improvement of human rights and where they stand now. A league table should be prepared ranking the best record to the worst. The table should be a focus point for legislators and be published again 5 years later to monitor progress made. The table should also serve as a basis for ethical investors who wish to reward Commonwealth countries that have done the right thing in terms of basic human rights to their citizens.

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