Atsedeweine Tekle

Atsedeweine Tekle Riggio (born 28 June 1952) is an Ethiopian lawyer and jurist. The first female judge in Ethiopia, serving on the High Court and as presiding judge of the Supreme Court. Commissioner of the 1992-1994 drafting commission for the 1995 FDRE Constitution, responsible for inclusion of women's rights provisions. Quotes In Ethiopia, customary law often overrides constitutional guarantees for women. Our work is to make the constitution real in women's lives. Justice must be accessible to the poor. That is why we founded EWLA to provide free legal aid. All six girls in our family completed university, which was highly unusual at the time, due to our father's encouragement. External links Category:1952 births