Australian makes move to makes courts friendlier towards migrant women

MELBOURNE

Migrant women will feel more at ease when
facing court after the Australian Government
committed Aus $120,000 to the legalsystem
friendlier.

Announcing this during a UN Women's Day
breakfast at Parliament  House in Canberra
yesterday Prime  Minister Tony Abbot said
is was a daunting task to approach courts at
the  best of time,

But is must be terrifying if your language
skill are poor and you do so without the
support of your family and community"


Abbott said the money would help train
judges,court administrators and officials to
deal sinsitively with cases involving child
marriage ,forced,marriage, female genital
mutilation and human trafficking.

Abbott said legal representatives would
work with migrant communities to
develop a national plan to bring about
cultural change.BERNAMA