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On August 31, the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û won an important victory on behalf of three immigrant women who were sexually harrassed by their employer. In September 2006, a jury found Alberto Palacci guilty of harrassing the three Latina women. But Palacci refused to pay the jury-awarded compensation. After nearly a year of negotiations, the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û's Women's Rights Project won $750,000 in damages and attorneys fees for their clients, Deyanira Espinal, Angela Berise Fritman Peralta and Maria Araceli Gonzales Flores.

Claudia Flores, the attorney who argued the case, . Claudia was also featured in an interview on Telemundo 47:

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You can learn more about the Women's Rights Project's work on behalf of immigrant women on here. In addition, the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û's Human Rights Program is co-hosting a two-day strategy session with the of , , and the , in Fort Myers, Fla., from November 2 through 4. The session will gather human rights and immigrant workers' rights advocates to provide an overview of universal human rights standards that protect the rights of immigrant workers, both documented and undocumented. You can learn more on the .