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Majlis Manch

Victims of sexual violence suffer from multiple vulnerabilities; with most of them coming from impoverished families, without a formal education, and facing several other disadvantages and marginalisation. Given this background, approaching formidable institutions like police, hospitals and courts can be very daunting. Majlis also identified gaps arising out of the large number of cases and disconnect between stakeholders in the justice system that often results in the victim having to run from pillar to post for support. 
 The RAHAT programme was started to bridge gaps in the provision of justice to victims and survivors of sexual violence by providing continuous legal support and representation to them from registration of the FIR, until completion of the trial. The RAHAT team also ensures a victim truly transforms from a victim to a survivor, through the provision of various social support services. The team works closely with Child Welfare Committees and District Child Protection Units, appointed special courts and with the Judiciary, Police, Public Prosecutors, legal aid lawyers, medical officers, NGOs and CBOs. 
 We have provided social and legal support to over 75000 victims of sexual assault.

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RAHAT - Socio-Legal Support for Victims-Survivors of Sexual Violence

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Impact As the nation is in outrage about the gruesome cases which have caught the limelight, there are thousands of young children and women who have survived horrific cases of sexual assault and rape. Majlis, a Mumbai-based NGO, works with these victims to provide legal aid and counselling.**Geeta* didn't know what rape was until the police told her that it was what her father was doing to her.**She was just 8 when it started. Her mother had died and she was at the mercy of her alcoholic and abusive father.**She was scared to speak up when the same happened with her siblings.** After years of suffering, she finally worked up the courage to run away from home. She was 16.She reached Mumbai and was referred to Majlis through a well-wisher. She told her heart-wrenching story to the legal professionals at Majlis, and asked for help. **Majlis supported Geeta throughout her struggle.** They pushed her case in court, and finally her father got sentenced to 10 years in jail. Her original family home was recovered with help of her neighbours by Majlis and she was reunited with her siblings at a shelter home.**Often we focus our anger on the immediate news cycles and the horrific stories that emerge.** For child sex abuse victims like Geeta, making sure that they are safe and protected is the first step to rehabilitation. Making sure that her attacker will face punishment is the best way to assure this.For over two decades, **Majlis's all-women’s team comprising lawyers and social workers has provided social and legal support to ~50,000 women and children facing violence** and helped them access justice.Give now and support child sex abuse victims like Geeta get legal services to fight their battles.*Names changed to protect the identity of the survivor. About The Program Majlis Legal Centre, through its program 'Rahat' provides socio-legal support to victims of sexual abuse. In the first response, the all-women team of lawyers and social workers meets victims and understands their needs, offers legal consultation and presents them with the pre-litigation and litigation options available as well as the pros and cons of their case. Documents, procedures, and processes are explained to them so that they can take an informed decision. The survivor is informed about the availability of legal services, public &amp; private schemes such as shelter, education, medical, legal aid, etc. Further legal help is also given as required in the case. Donations to this program will be used for legal documentation and processes expenses as well as personnel salaries of lawyers fighting for sexual violence victims.When you donate to this program, your help will ensure that the victims have access to lawyers who will fight for them. About The NGO Majlis Manch is a Public Trust and an NGO headed by renowned Advocate and Women's Rights Activist, Flavia Agnes. 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. The broad categories of their programs are as follows:LitigationRahat (for sexual violence, domestic violence, and social support)Training and AwarenessPolicy interventions and public campaignsNetworkingPublications on women's legal rights and Research

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Issues of violence against women and children have become key concerns both at the national and international level in both developing and developed countries and there is an acute need to evolve strategies within the domestic sphere of each nation to counter this and arrest the trend of escalating sexual and domestic violence  In India we are aided by several pro-women and children statutes and legal provisions which are meant to protect them and secure their rights. Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 and Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, changes brought about in criminal statutes dealing with issues of rape and molestation after the public campaign which followed the gruesome gangrape case in Delhi (the Nirbhaya Case), the Maharashtra State level scheme - Manodhairya as well as the Supreme Court guidelines for providing financial support to survivors of sexual abuse have provided the ground on which we need to build further so that the statutory reforms are able to reach the lowest denomination of victims, ensure their dignity and bring in remedial measures to them. 
 The overall goal is to make the system accessible to women victims of violence. By offering socio legal support to victims of violence, we will help them access the system and courts and we will ensure the stakeholders are accountable to victims and perform their role as prescribed under the Act.Domestic ViolenceFirst Response for Domestic Violence case : Meet the victim and understand her needs. Offer legal consultation and present her with the pre litigation and litigation options available. Present to her the pros and cons of her case so she can take an informed decision.Social Support for Domestic Violence case : Provide information about social support services available. Help women access appropriate agencies that can help them in the pre litigation stage ie protection officers, police, hospitals, shelter, other NGOs, trauma counselling, vocational training etc Also to constantly build their confidence in the system and help them take a decision to address the violence.Legal Support for Domestic Violence case : Provide legal support to survivors who want to approach the courts to access the reliefs provided under the DV Act through applications filed by our team of lawyers in the courts.Sexual Violence First Response for Sexual Violence case : Most of the cases that come to Majlis are referred to us by the Police Control Room, Child Welfare Committee, Courts and NGOs, in the city of Mumbai. Once a case is referred to Majlis it requires our immediate intervention, of which the first action is to find the address of the victim and to meet her and her family.We listen to what the victim and her family have to say about the case, we clarify doubts, and fears if any, counsel the family, identify social support she may need and explain about the services and schemes (public &amp; private) available to her. We assure the victim that she can reach out to Majlis for help at any point of time. We endeavor to create a bond with the victim and develop her trust in our support. Conduct court orientation visits for the victim to familiarise her with the police station and court. Be present at the police station whenever the victim is called for any enquiry (signing for Manodhairya or other documents). Check the police statement to ensure it has been correctly recorded and that the correct sections of the law in relation to the charges, have been added. Be present with her for the Panchnama and test identification paradeSocial Support for Sexual Violence case : Provide a shelter home and other services under the order of the Child Welfare Committee.  Counsel the victim on any issues especially when they are living in the shelter homes.  Help the victim access the services she needs which include counseling, accomodation, education, vocational training, medical, legal aid, etc. Link her to services offered by other NGOs.  Help the victim access compensation and other victim support facilities and schemes. Help her make documents like Aadhaar card, Pan card, Ration card, Income certificate,etcLegal Support for Sexual Violence case : Prepare the victim on legal aspects of the activities and actions. Research case laws and present the same to the Public Prosecutor. Draft arguments for Public Prosecutor. Re-conduct the court orientation for the victim and witnesses to refresh their understanding of the court and the flow of events during the deposition. Meet the victim prior to the recording of her evidence in court and go over all documents with her and address her apprehensions, if any. (Often this is done over multiple dates) Be present in court during the recording of her evidence. 
 Domestic ViolenceWomen are aware of their rights and of the pre and post litigation options that they can use to get justiceAll women who require referral facilities are linked to the appropriate agencies and provided with the services required. They will get the required social support through repeated interactions with the Majlis lawyer / social worker.Acquire the required interim reliefs under the Act namely, protection, maintenance, residence and others as per the case.Sexual Violence Confidence to victims for justice via the criminal justice process:· Fair and equal opportunity to be heard in the criminal justice process· To be treated with dignity, sensitivity and respect during the process;· Speedy trial free from premeditated delay, with a strong case presentation support to the public prosecutor;· Access to the right to be informed of proceedings and events in the criminal justice process, including the release or escape of the offender, legal rights and remedies, access to records, referrals, and other information;·  Protection from intimidation and harassment from the accused and accused’s family;·  Through the above interventions ensure that the victim is less burdened with procedures of criminal justice system, and that her lack of knowledge of the criminal justice system is not a handicap to obtain justice. Confidence to victims to be able to move on life: Through Majlis’ Social Support programme access a network of services and support like:·  medical and psychological counseling·  child care services to minimise the victim’s loss of income/opportunities due to her participation in the criminal justice process ·  shelter, education, vocational training, jobs, etc·  Access to victim compensation schemes - Manodhairya a government compensation scheme to compensate victims of violent crimes and to reimburse their expenses relating to redressal of the crime;

Provide socio - legal support to victims / survivors of Sexual and Domestic violence

Impact Amina was married to Abdul.** After her wedding, she came to know that he was unemployed and hardly earned anything. He spent his days as a local goon.** He never provided for the family. He started to harass her for dowry. **As Amina and her family could not give in to the dowry demands, he started to physically abuse her.** Soon, her in-laws also started to abuse her. She suffered all the abuse silently. In the course of time, she got pregnant. Throughout her pregnancy neither Amina husband nor her in-laws cared for her. **After a hard pregnancy, she gave birth to a baby girl who she named Rubina.** **After Rubina was born, Abdul abandoned them.** With nowhere to go, Amina moved to her parent's home. Amina now glad that she was out of Abdul clutches, decided to raise Rubina herself. She started working. **She enrolled her in school and was determined to give her an education.** Life was going by until one day when she returned from work and spotted Abdul playing with Rubina! Worried about their safety, she contacted Majlis. Majlis intervened by filing a police complaint against Abdul. They moved the court for urgent injunction orders restraining him from taking Rubina. At court, Abdul contended that after 7 years Amina could not claim maintenance. Majlis retaliated that there are no time limitations on her right to claim maintenance under Domestic Violence Act, 2005. The court passed positive orders in Amina favor for maintenance, custody, and protection. Now Amina and Rubina are finally free and safe from Abdul. With counseling and legal assistance domestic violence victims like Amina can regain their confidence and rebuild their lives. **Your help can transform many more lives like those of Amina. You can donate so that underprivileged domestic victims get legal aid. You can give with confidence because every program listed is [GIVEASSURED](https://www.giveindia.org/giveassured).** About The Program Majlis Legal Centre, through its program 'Rahat' provides socio-legal support to victims of sexual and domestic abuse. In the first response, the all-women team of lawyers and social workers meets victims and understands their needs, offers legal consultation and presents them with the pre-litigation and litigation options available as well as the pros and cons of their case. Documents, procedures, and processes are explained to them so that they can take an informed decision. The survivor is informed about the availability of legal services, public &amp; private schemes such as shelter, education, medical, legal aid, etc. Further legal help is also given as required in the case. Donations to this program will be used for legal documentation and processes expenses as well as personnel salaries of lawyers fighting for sexual violence victims. When you donate to this program, your help will ensure that the domestic violence victims have access to lawyers who will fight for them. About The NGO Majlis Manch is a Public Trust and an NGO headed by renowned Advocate and Women's Rights Activist, Flavia Agnes. 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. The broad categories of their programs are as follows:LitigationRahat (for sexual violence, domestic violence, and social support)Training and AwarenessPolicy interventions and public campaignsNetworkingPublications on women's legal rights and Research

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The COVID-19 pandemic has inflicted immense misery and suffering on our victims. The lockdown has left our victims, who are migrant labourers, daily wage earners and homeless, struggling for survival.  
 We require urgent relief to deliver essential food and supplies to our clients who are worst affected by the lockdown.We also require funds for payment for their medicines, school fees and hospital bills on a case to case basis.We will conduct an assessment of the needs of our clients, source quality and competitively priced essentials, and ensure effective distribution to the affected communities. 
 The effort will bring some relief to the victims who are already facing immense hardships.

Essential supplies for our victims of sexual and domestic violence in Mumbai

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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. Headed by Adv. Flavia Agnes we are an all women team comprising of lawyers and social activists. Our agenda for social change is – quality legal representation for individual women in court, changing mindsets through advocacy and training and evolving gender just ideology through campaigns and interventions. Majlis is registered as a Society and Public Trust, No. F-14669 (mumbai), with an exemption from income tax under S. 80 G and an FCRA Registration.Vision:  "Access to Justice For All Women"Mission: To help women across class and community access justice by creating a culture of rightsObjective: Under the overarching theme of access to justice for all women our objectives are<ul><li>To ensure the rights of individual women are protected by providing legal counseling, legal representation and innovative legal strategies</li><li>To ensure there is a culture of rights by educating and disseminating information about laws and legal avenues available to women.</li><li>To ensure that no discriminatory laws against women are passed by initiating public interest litigation and policy level interventions.</li></ul>

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