Disability, Sexuality, and Gender in Asia: Intersectionality, Human Rights, and the Law

Wanhong Zhang earned his PhD in Law from Wuhan University School of Law, Wuhan, China, where he now holds the position of Professor of Jurisprudence. He studies and teaches in the legal areas related to human rights, public interest, and civil society. He is the pioneer of rights-based disability studies in China and founding editor-in-chief of Disability Rights Studies in China.

Elisabeth Perioli Bjørnstøl studied Chinese language at Fudan University from 1995 to 1997. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Chinese studies from the University of Oslo and a master’s degree from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) with specialization in international law, international relations, and Chinese foreign policy.

Peng Ding earned his PhD in Law from Wuhan University School of Law, Wuhan, China. He is currently overseeing a registered NGO in Wuhan and has committed to human rights research and advocacy for more than 10 years.

Wei Gao obtained her master’s degrees in Law Theories from Wuhan University and in Human Rights Law from Central European University. She is currently a researcher on international human rights law. She previously worked as a researcher and programme manager with Wuhan East-Lake Institute for Social Advancement in Wuhan, China.

Hanxu Liu is a PhD researcher at the Department of International and European Law at the Faculty of Law, Maastricht University. She previously worked as a project coordinator at Wuhan University Public Interest and Development Law Institute and later as a part-time researcher at Wuhan East-Lake Institute for Social Advancement in Wuhan, China.

Yijun Liu is a senior researcher at Wuhan East-Lake Institute for Social Advancement, a registered NGO in Wuhan. Her research field is disability and gender. She graduated from Wuhan University Law School.