Boris Dittrich

Boris Dittrich

Country

Netherlands

Birth - Death

1955 -

Occupation

Activist. Politics

Notable Achievements

Order of Orange-Nassau

Description

Lawyer and human rights activist. Member of Parliament (1994-2006). Activist for same sex marriage rights, legalization of sex work, and decriminalizing soft drug use. Considered the 'founding father of European same sex marriage'. Author of several books on human rights and activism. Leads the organization Human Rights Watch for LGBTQ rights. Married to artist Jehoshua Rozenman.

Further Reading/Research

• http://www.hrw.org/bios/boris-dittrich
• http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/04/25/gay-rights-ukraine-russia_n_5212658.html
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mu1i9reR35s

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