June 27, 2017 – The Center for Victims of Torture (CVT), an international NGO dedicated to healing survivors of torture and eradicating torture worldwide, has presented its annual 2017 Eclipse Award to Reed Smith pro bono counsel Jayne Fleming.
The Eclipse Award is presented each year to an individual or organization that has played a crucial role in ending torture or in the treatment of torture survivors. This year’s honor was presented to Fleming in recognition of her “devotion to applying the law to preserve human rights and ensure protection for those who have survived torture, war crimes and persecution.”