Jonathan Paul Cooper[1] OBE (22 September 1962 – 18 September 2021) was a British barrister and human rights activist, described by The Guardian journalist Owen Boycott as "at the forefront of efforts to decriminalise homosexuality around the world".[2] He practised at Doughty Street Chambers and edited the European Human Rights Law Review. In 2011, he co-founded the Human Dignity Trust, a UK-based charity that focuses on strategic litigation against the criminalization of homosexuality worldwide, and served as its director until 2016.[2][3]
Cooper was openly gay and married to art historian Kevin Childs; they had been together since 1992.[2]
- ^ "Jonathan Cooper obituary". The Times. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ a b c Bowcott, Owen (1 October 2021). "Jonathan Cooper obituary". the Guardian. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ "Tribute to Jonathan Cooper". binghamcentre.biicl.org. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
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