By JASON TURNER
KEYSBOROUGH mother Kalyan Ky, who was ejected from a Dandenong cafe for breastfeeding her daughter, has had her case accepted by the Human Rights Commission.
Last October, the Journal reported that Ms Ky raised a complaint when staff at the Cloud Cafe in Dandenong Plaza asked her to leave after breastfeeding her daughter Sophia.
Ms Ky said the “humiliating” experience was worth making a stand for.
The commission will now conciliate between Ms Ky and the cafe owners, who she said have owned up to being “in the wrong”. She is still seeking an apology and a donation to the Australian Breastfeeding Association.
Breastfeeding in public is legal under Australian law and mothers cannot be discriminated against for doing so.
Last week, television presenter David Koch sparked outrage after he made comments during Channel 7’s Sunrise program suggesting women should be more discreet about breastfeeding and not do it in public.
Ms Ky believes his comments have “ostracised” women who breastfed their babies in public.”I thought they were a bit ignorant. He didn’t seem to have a problem with people in bikinis.”
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