Monday, 1 November 2010
Sonia ('David') Burgess (1947-2010) : An obituary
Angelic Inspiration: Human Rights Lawyer Dies in Tragic Circumstances.
Stephen Whittle
http://whittlings.blogspot.com/2010/11/sonia-david-burgess-1947-2010-obituary.html I am shattered by the news of Sonia Burgess's tragic death. Sonia was the human rights lawyer every human rights lawyer respected. Sonia was to be the lawyer who inspired me to be the lawyer I am today. From 1992 to her semi-retirement in 2002, Sonia (as 'David') acted as the lawyer to Press For Change, the UK's lobbying and activism group for transgender people's rights.
Sonia specialized in rescuing the dispossessed, refugees and asylum seekers, lesbian, gay and trans people. Her work frequently saved the former from certain death, persecution, or degradation, and advanced considerably the battle for civil rights for the latter, over that period.
