Majlis Legal Centre Information

Majlis started in 1991 as a response to a growing need for lawyers with a gender perspective who are dedicated to evolving innovative legal practices to defend women's rights. Majlis had started by providing legal support and guidance to women facing domestic violence to access their rights and pursue justice in courts. They further extended support to women and child victims of sexual violence as well as sexual harassment at the workplace. They are also involved in training, research, campaigns, and publications on issues concerning violence against women and children. They work to demystify laws and make them accessible to judges, lawyers, prosecutors, police, NGOs and other government and non-government representatives and most importantly, to women themselves. Vision: "Access to Justice For All Women" Mission: To help women across class and community access justice by creating a culture of rights Objective: Under the overarching theme of access to justice for all women our objectives are: -> To ensure the rights of individual women are protected by providing legal counseling, legal representation and innovative legal strategies -> To ensure there is a culture of rights by educating and disseminating information about laws and legal avenues available to women. -> To ensure that no discriminatory laws against women are passed by initiating public interest litigation and policy level interventions.