- Awarded on: April 7, 2014
Sherry Darvish
Toronto, Ontario
For many years, Sherry Darvish has been deeply involved with the Iranian Women's Organization of Ontario to improve access to justice for the Iranian-Canadian community and to engage her fellow legal professionals in the process. In 2012, with the help of Pro Bono Law Ontario (PBLO), she proactively managed to create programs to assist marginalized members of the Iranian-Canadian community in overcoming linguistic and cultural barriers in the justice system.