Justice and Women

Justice and Women have offices in Melmoth and Pietermaritzburg and they also work in Creighton in KwaZulu-Natal. JAW educates communities about women’s rights and helps to improve women’s understanding and access to justice relating to

  • rape
  • domestic violence
  • child maintenance
  • civil matters, like inheritance

JAW struggles to find time and lack staff capacity to take on individual cases, their work is mainly educational and paralegal.

Contact Details:

Pietermaritzburg Office
Rooms 123 and 125
Tembaletu Centre
206 Burger St
Pietermaritzburg

Postal address:
P O Box 2748
Pietermaritzburg, 3200

Tel: 033 394 9949
Fax: 033 394 9566
Email: jaw@futurenet.co.za

Melmoth Office
3 Symonds street Place

Postal address
P O Box 904
Melmoth, 3835

Tel/Fax: 035 450 3295
Email: jawmelmoth@telkomsa.net

Website: www.justiceandwomen.blogspot.com

  • The Shukumisa Campaign

    About Us

    Welcome to the Shukumisa website, an online resource for

    • rape survivors and their families
    • concerned citizens
    • community activists

    The word Shukumisa means to shake or stir things up

    The Shukumisa Campaign was created in 2008 and aims to stir and shake up public and political will to develop and implement policies related to sexual offences

    Imagine a South Africa where:

    • Everyone treats rape as a serious crime
    • Quality Health, Policing and Legal services are available to all rape survivors, everywhere
    • All women are free to move around as they please, dressed as they please
    • Rape victims aren’t stereotyped in our media
    • We are all included in the development of laws that affect our lives and our communities.

    You can join us by:

    • Adding your voice to our Facebook discussions
    • Supporting our activities, or suggesting them
    • Writing to the media and Government to complain when the law fails rape survivors
    • Getting involved with organisations linked to the Shukumisa Campaign

  • Supported by

    This project is funded by the European Union The European Commission is the EU’s executive body.

    The European Union is made up of 27 Member States who have decided to gradually link together their know-how, resources and destinies. Together, during a period of enlargement of 50 years, they have built a zone of stability, democracy and sustainable development whilst maintaining cultural diversity, tolerance and individual freedoms. The European Union is committed to sharing its achievements and its values with countries and peoples beyond its borders