to achieve this a wide range of measures were ordered by the committee targeted at the legal system to improve the judicial handling of rape cases as well as training and education to change discriminatory attitudes towards women ensuring adequate representation of women in the judiciary is also important the human rights committee specified in its general comment no however she was unable to obtain such an order since she could not afford a solicitor and legal aid was not available the european court of human rights held that this was a violation of her right to access a court for the determination of her civil rights and obligations art