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Thursday, June 24, 2010

GGR hosts visit of leading international lawyer to Gibaltar

In a statement to the press, Equality Rights Group Chairman, Felix Alvarez, has announced that the group is hosting the visit to Gibraltar of Professor Robert Wintemute at the beginning of July.

"Professor Wintemute obtained his Doctorate in Comparative Constitutional Law from the University of Oxford, and currently leads King's College London's Human Rights degree programme. He is considered one of the leading international experts on sexual orientation law, in particular with regards to the European Convention on Human Rights. He has an impressive track record of representation at the European Court of Human Rights and elsewhere.

"Robert Wintemute will be holding a series of meetings during his stay, and we are honoured to host his visit and to welcome him to the Rock," the statement ended.