Mattoo seeks justice for marginalized women
Thursday, February 02, 2017 @ 7:00 PM | By Jillian Kestler-D'Amours
For women who have experienced violence, knowing they are being listened to — and believed — is often the most important thing.
And that is especially true for women living in Canada with a precarious immigration status, said Deepa Mattoo, the legal director at the Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic in Toronto and a longtime advocate for women’s rights.
“That’s, I think, the biggest piece here: that they’re believed when they come forward and share their experience of violence,” Mattoo told The Lawyers Weekly.
“It’s very difficult...
And that is especially true for women living in Canada with a precarious immigration status, said Deepa Mattoo, the legal director at the Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic in Toronto and a longtime advocate for women’s rights.
“That’s, I think, the biggest piece here: that they’re believed when they come forward and share their experience of violence,” Mattoo told The Lawyers Weekly.
“It’s very difficult...
