https://www.scmp.com/rss/327913/feed Jan Wetzel is senior legal adviser at Amnesty International. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com “A second-class citizen because of my sexual orientation” is how “QT”, the British woman wanting to live with her partner in Hong Kong, described her treatment at the hands of the local authorities. Last week, the Court of Final Appeal agreed. It unanimously held that the government discriminated against QT by refusing to grant her a dependent visa on the grounds that it did not recognise her same-sex civil partnership. Amnesty International hailed the judgment as a milestone for the rights of... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/hong-kong/article/2154955/hong-kongs-top-court-rejected-discrimination?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/hong-kong/article/2154955/hong-kongs-top-court-rejected-discrimination?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 13 Jul 2018 04:00:00 +0000