Melissa Reiter part of team of lawyers in international human rights action
November 1, 2012
Melissa Reiter is part of a team of lawyers working with Canadian charity The Equality Effect who have filed an international human rights class action/constitutional law case on behalf of young women and girls who are victims of sexual violence in Kenya as part of their “160 Girls” project. The action was filed with the High Court of Kenya on October 11th, 2012, the International Day of the Girl Child. The project was recently profiled in the Toronto Star. http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/1269082–toronto-encounter-leads-to-legal-battle-on-behalf-of-kenyan-child-rape-victims
More information about The Equality Effect and the project is available on their website: http://theequalityeffect.org/