Women’s Justice Foundation
Ms. Magdalene Moonnsamy is a former member of the South African Parliament, an International Human Rights lawyer and the founder of Women’s Justice Foundation. A life-long champion for social justice and human rights, Magdalene is an advocate in the Solidarity Forum for the oppressed people of Western Sahara and Palestine. She has held multiple leadership roles including as the ANC Youth League’s (ANCYL) spokesperson and Treasurer General of Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF). In 2016, she resigned from her role in the EFF and the parliament to go into private legal practice at Magdalene Moonnsamy Attorneys which has as its top legal service the defense of women’s rights. In 2017, she received the award for best female politician from the South African Politicians Awards.
