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Meet human rights lawyer Peter Reading* [BA(Hon), LLB '98], Senior Legal Counsel at Equal Opportunities Commission in Hong Kong. Peter discusses working as an international human rights lawyer, modernising anti-discriminaiton laws, LGBT rights in Asia, #BlackLivesMatter movement, plus the impact COVID-19 has had on people of different races, disabilities and socio-economic status.
BIO
Peter is an international human rights lawyer who has been working in the field of human rights for 20 years in Australia, the United Kingdom, Europe, Commonwealth countries, and most recently in Hong Kong China.
Since November 2012, Peter has been working at the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) in Hong Kong, as Legal Counsel and most recently as Senior Legal Counsel. He has been leading a number of large scale advocacy projects such as the Discrimination Law Review to modernise the existing anti-discrimination legislation, and advocacy relating to equality for LGBTI people.
*The views expressed in the podcast by Peter Reading are his personal views only and not attributable to any organisation
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