GT Progressive News: HKFP approached the Equal Opportunities Commission after a torture claims adjudicator made homophobic assertions which NGO @justicecentrehk called "bigoted, discriminatory." The commission said it did not recognise sexual orientation discrimination.

Friday, October 23, 2020

HKFP approached the Equal Opportunities Commission after a torture claims adjudicator made homophobic assertions which NGO @justicecentrehk called "bigoted, discriminatory." The commission said it did not recognise sexual orientation discrimination.

HKFP approached the Equal Opportunities Commission after a torture claims adjudicator made homophobic assertions which NGO @justicecentrehk called "bigoted, discriminatory."

The commission said it did not recognise sexual orientation discrimination.https://t.co/DdXSsRWUQy pic.twitter.com/YmcrJO7ejy
— Hong Kong Free Press HKFP (@hkfp) October 23, 2020

Correction: The Commission said that sexual orientation discrimination is not within its "ambit."

Currently there is no #HongKong ordinance to protect against LGBT+ discrimination.
— Hong Kong Free Press HKFP (@hkfp) October 23, 2020