Richard Wagenlander

Richard Wagenlander grew up in Munich and Singapore, and is of German and Malaysian Indian descent. In 2018, he moved to the United Kingdom to study law at Somerville College, Oxford, where he graduated with a first-class degree and was awarded Oxford’s Human Rights Law Prize. He then studied for his Master of Law at Corpus Christi, Cambridge, specialising in international investment law and international human rights law.

 

Currently working as a legal consultant and researcher, Richard focuses on public international law, human rights law, international investment law, and general commercial law. His interest in LGBTQ+ rights began while working with the late Jonathan Cooper OBE on human rights cases. He was later commissioned by the Ozanne Foundation to draft the Cooper Report, which outlines a legal framework for banning conversion therapy. Richard further developed this interest during his time at the Human Dignity Trust, a charity engaged in strategic human rights litigation aimed at decriminalising LGBT+ relations and identities globally.

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He has delivered seminars and talks on LGBT+ rights at various institutions, and has published in this area. Richard is also a member of the Research to Policy Advisory Group on LGBT+ rights issues in the UK, established by King’s College London and the House of Lords.

 

Most recently, Richard became a trustee of Lavender Common, a new NGO dedicated to LGBT+ rights and litigation in Europe. He continues to advise members of both Houses of Parliament on LGBT+ rights issues and international law and works pro-bono with NGOs pursuing the advancement of LGBT+ rights.