▁cases ▁involving ▁section ▁ 1 5 ▁Char ter ▁challeng es . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁its ▁legal ▁work , ▁LE AF ▁also ▁organ izes ▁speaking ▁engag ements ▁and ▁projects ▁that ▁allow ▁law y ers ▁interested ▁in ▁women ' s ▁rights ▁to ▁educ ate ▁one ▁another , ▁to ▁educ ate ▁the ▁public , ▁and ▁to ▁create ▁collect ive ▁responses ▁to ▁legal ▁issues ▁related ▁to ▁women ' s ▁equality . ▁LE AF ▁was ▁created ▁by ▁found ing ▁mother ▁Dor is ▁Anderson ▁and ▁other ▁women . ▁ ▁Mand ate ▁To ▁ensure ▁the ▁rights ▁of ▁women ▁and ▁girls ▁in ▁Canada , ▁as ▁guaranteed ▁in ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Char ter ▁of ▁Rights ▁and ▁Fre ed oms , ▁are ▁u ph eld ▁in ▁courts , ▁human ▁rights ▁comm issions ▁and ▁government ▁ag encies ; ▁and ▁to ▁take ▁actions ▁to ▁reve al ▁how ▁factors ▁such ▁as ▁race , ▁class , ▁Ab original ▁status , ▁sexual ▁orientation , ▁ability , ▁and ▁religion ▁comp ound ▁disc rim ination ▁against ▁women . ▁ ▁Cont ro vers ies ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁cases ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁Leg al ▁Education ▁and ▁Action ▁Fund ▁have ▁interven ed ▁in ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁controvers ial . ▁ ▁These ▁include ▁the ▁Ac qu itt al ▁of ▁Bass am ▁Al ▁Raw i , ▁and ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁N icole ▁Pat ric ia ▁Ryan , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁N icole ▁Dou c et ▁Ryan , ▁who ▁was ▁arrested ▁after ▁attempting ▁to ▁h ire ▁an ▁under cover ▁Royal ▁Canadian ▁Mount ed ▁Police ▁officer ▁as ▁a ▁hit ▁man ▁to ▁kill ▁her ▁husband . ▁ ▁The