"I was very scared. I was really stressed out.
We didn't have that much money to waste..."- Sandeep Benipal
(Subjected to a human rights complaint for refusing to wax male genitalia)

“Self-identification does not erase physiological reality. No woman should be compelled to touch male genitals against her will, regardless of how the owner of the genitals identifies."
- Jay Cameron, Justice Centre lawyer
Justice Centre lawyer and Litigation Manager Jay Cameron was soon in contact with her, and took charge of her case.
Says Sandeep, “Freedom means freedom for everybody. If anyone says they have a right to service, I should have a right to refuse too. If I don’t want to give you a service, I should have the right to say no.”
The BC Human Rights Tribunal agreed. In its October 22 ruling, the Tribunal noted that “human rights legislation does not require a service provider to wax a type of genitals they are not trained for and have not consented to wax.”
The Tribunal also found that the complainant Jessica Yaniv had “engaged in improper conduct” and had filed complaints “for an improper purpose”, awarding costs against Yaniv in the amount of $2000 payable to each of three Justice Centre clients including Sandeep.
Sandeep’s case has garnered international attention and provides a perfect case study of how well-meaning laws to enforce equality “rights” over individual freedoms can be maliciously used to inflict unacceptable harm on Canadians.
The Justice Centre is uniquely positioned to represent Canadians like Sandeep, who have faced shocking and stressful intrusions on their freedom. Most Canadians cannot afford to pay for proper legal representation to defend their freedoms when violated by governments and by governmental authorities. Sandeep said she and her family couldn’t afford to fight this case without the help of the Justice Centre. Once she met her lawyer Jay Cameron, she started to feel hopeful she could win her case.
“He made me so comfortable when I first met him. It was a really good feeling,” she says gratefully. “I couldn’t hire a lawyer, I couldn’t pay them. The Justice Centre helped me totally free and helped me to protect my rights.”
As a public interest, non-partisan law firm and registered charity, the Justice Centre provides legal representation free of charge to protect the constitutional freedoms of all Canadians, especially clients like Sandeep. Since our founding in 2010, we have secured more than 30 court victories and out-of-court settlements, outlined at jccf.ca.
In 2019 alone, our legal team of nine including two legal assistants and one articling student, handled dozens of cases in various stages of litigation. We take on as many cases as we can, with the funding we have. The Justice Centre operates entirely with voluntary donations from freedom-minded Canadians. We do not ask for or receive government funding.