In 1991, a panel of men tormented a professor who accused a supreme court nominee of sexual harassment. The law professor Anita Hill was at the Capitol in Washington to describe allegations of sexual harassment against Clarence Thomas, a nominee for the supreme court. Brett Kavanaugh accuser ready to testify as supreme court drama goes on Read more“It felt like a sham trial,” recalls Judith Lichtman, a leading women’s rights campaigner. She then witnessed Hill face all the trappings of a trial but without any of the legal protections, watched by millions. “Dismissing Kavanaugh’s alleged behaviour would be an extension of the impunity often granted to men who sexually assault women,” Safier added.

Source: The Guardian September 23, 2018 04:52 UTC