Women's rights group targets judges; Poster campaign attacks courts.(News)

From: Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) | Date: March 22, 1997 | Copyright information

Women's rights leaders have launched a new poster campaign, accusing judges of protecting male abusers.

It coincides with a petition calling for judges and sheriffs to stop siding with men in domestic violence cases.

The poster shows a judge's wig with the message: "End the male protection racket."

Zero Tolerance Justice Campaign spokesman Margaret McGregor said: "The Scottish criminal justice system frequently appears to collude with, and at times...

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