A law intern, who has alleged sexual harassment by a recently-retired Supreme Court judge, has got support and solidarity from her employer NGO.
The young woman intern first came out in public by writing her experience and ordeal in a blog of NGO ‘Natural Justice: Lawyers for Communities and the Environment’, with which she has been working.
The NGO, a not-for-profit association registered in South Africa, in a statement on its website expressed solidarity with the intern about her going public.
It said recently one of their fellows (intern) in India made a personal decision to write about her experience with sexual harassment.
‘We condemn every form of harassment, assault and abuse of women, including in the legal profession itself. Women who face such attacks and decide to come forward with their experiences in the hopes of preventing others from facing the same are extraordinarily brave and must be supported in their individual struggles as we collectively strive for a world free of discrimination and injustice’, it said.
The young woman intern first came out in public by writing her experience and ordeal in a blog of NGO ‘Natural Justice: Lawyers for Communities and the Environment’, with which she has been working.
The NGO, a not-for-profit association registered in South Africa, in a statement on its website expressed solidarity with the intern about her going public.
It said recently one of their fellows (intern) in India made a personal decision to write about her experience with sexual harassment.
‘We condemn every form of harassment, assault and abuse of women, including in the legal profession itself. Women who face such attacks and decide to come forward with their experiences in the hopes of preventing others from facing the same are extraordinarily brave and must be supported in their individual struggles as we collectively strive for a world free of discrimination and injustice’, it said.