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The Prada Female Discrimination Case was a lawsuit filed in Japan by former Prada Senior Operations Manager, Rina Bovrisse and other female managers accusing Prada of sexual harassment and gender discrimination in the workplace.^[1] Prada denied all charges and countersued Bovrisse for defamation.^[2] In 2013, Prada Female Discrimination Case was filed at The United Nations High Commissions of Human Rights CEDAW. The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has called for Japan's State party to introduce new regulations that would make sexual harassment in the workplace illegal.The UN Statement UN Press Vogue

Rina Bovrisse graduated from Parsons The New School for Design and, during her 18-year fashion career, worked at some of the world's largest luxury fashion companies including Chanel SA and Prada USA. She worked at offices in New York, London, Hawaii and Paris.^[3] Prada Group hired Bovrisse in New York and located in Tokyo in April 2009 as Senior Retail Operations Manager, responsible for overseeing 500 employees and 42 stores in Japan, Guam, and Saipan.^[4]

On December 10, 2009, Bovrisse and other managers filed a complaint against Prada before an industrial tribunal, alleging sexual harassment and discrimination against women, violating women's rights in the workplace.^[5] On March 12, 2010, the judge ruled against the complainants.^{[6] [7]}

On March 19, 2010, Bovrisse and other managers filed a complaint against Prada alleging violations of women's rights.^[6][5] On May 15, 2010, a former Prada manager filed a civil lawsuit against Prada alleging violations of women's rights.^[8][9] Prada Luxembourg countersued for defamation.^[10] The case was dismissed on October 26, 2012.^[11] Bovrisse, citing concerns of threats by the judge and suspicion of political intrigue, did not appeal this decision. Instead, she took her case to the United Nations.

On April 30, 2013, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights published a counter-report,^[12][13][14] and on May 17, 2013, the United Nations Economic and Social Council released a statement to the Government of Japan urging to introduce new regulations that would make sexual harassment in the workplace illegal.^[15][16]