THE WOMEN’S LEGAL CENTRE IS
ALSO A LOYAL SUPPORTER OF AN-NISA -
THANK YOU FOR THIS, WE URGE ALL WOMEN TO SUPPORT WLC
What the Women’s Legal
Centre Does
The
Centre has identified the following strategic areas in which to litigate and
conduct law reform.
The
reality about relationships is that they do not always last forever. Death is unavoidable, and sometimes people
just break up. The WLC takes up cases
that ensure that on dissolution of partnerships, whether by death or
separation, that women receive a fair share of the assets of the partnership.
This involves ensuring that all partnerships are legally recognised,
irrespective of religion and custom.
Being free of violence
The
WLC takes up cases that improve the access of women and girl children to State
protection from gender based violence, particularly rape and domestic violence
and increase protections for girl children from abuse in schools.
Having a safe place to stay
The
WLC takes up cases that extend tenure to women in their own right, and to
prevent loss of tenure on dissolution of relationships.
Being able to work
The
Centre takes up cases that extend employment protections to vulnerable groups,
develop the law on sexual harassment in relation to farm and domestic workers,
and ensure equal opportunities in the workplace.
Being well
The
WLC will continue to defend legal challenges to the right to makes choices around
reproductive health, and to litigate to ensure that women have access to
reproductive health care. Cases related to women’s access to health care and
the intersection between HIV/AIDS and our other strategic focus areas are also
taken. In order to empower women through
knowledge of their rights, the Centre also offers free legal advice to women.
Women are assisted or referred to the relevant body, NGO or court for
assistance. The bulk of the queries we receive involve the dissolution of
partnerships, gender based violence and maintenance.
Gcobisa Silwana
Communications
& Media Liaison Officer
7th Floor Constitution House,124 Adderley
Street,Cape Town : Telephone: 021 424
5660
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