Women’s Aid Organisation (WAO) supports YB Kasthuri Patto’s proposal of two amendments to the Standing Orders of Parliament, which would strengthen enforcement against sexist, racist and offensive remarks made by MPs in Dewan Rakyat. The recent racial and sexist slurs…
Pertubuhan Pertolongan Wanita (WAO) mengalu-alukan pengumuman kerajaan bahawa satu memorandum jemaah menteri berkaitan menjenayahkan tindakan menghendap kini sedang dalam perancangan. Pengumuman yang diumumkan oleh Datuk Seri Rina Harun, Menteri Pembangunan Wanita, Keluarga dan Masyarakat (KPWKM) di Dewan Rakyat pada 21…
Women’s Aid Organisation (WAO) welcomes the government’s announcement that a cabinet paper on making stalking an offence is being prepared. This announcement was made by Datuk Seri Rina Harun, the Minister for Women, Family and Community Development (KPWKM) in the…
Sebuah naskhah polisi telah diterbitkan oleh SUHAKAM pada minggu ini yang menekankan kepada impak COVID-19 kepada hak asasi wanita dan saranan supaya tindakan yang bersesuaian diambil selari dengan saranan yang dicadangkan oleh pakar daripada PBB. Kerajaan Malaysia haruslah menyahut saranan…
A policy brief published by SUHAKAM this week highlights the impact of COVID-19 on women’s human rights and makes corresponding recommendations that contextualise recently proposed actions by UN experts. The Malaysian government should heed SUHAKAM’s recommendations, and act swiftly to…
The Joint Action Group for Gender Equality (JAG) berhati-hati dalam mengalukan pengumuman oleh Kementerian Wanita, Keluarga, dan Pembangunan Masyarakat, Datuk Seri Rina Mohd Harun. Beliau menyatakan bahawa Rang Undang-Undang Gangguan Seksual akan dibentangkan di Parlimen pada tahun ini. Walaupun terdapat…
The Joint Action Group for Gender Equality (JAG) cautiously welcomes the announcement by the Minister of Women, Family, and Community Development, Datuk Seri Rina Mohd Harun, that the Sexual Harassment Bill will be tabled in Parliament this year. While…
Joint Action Group for Gender Equality (JAG) kecewa dan berdukacita dengan serangan ke atas YB Nurul Izzah di media sosial baru-baru ini. Tanpa mengira mana-mana parti politik sekalipun, setiap wakil rakyat kerajaan harus mengecam sebarang taktik kotor seperti seksualisasi, mengobjektifikasi,…
The Joint Action Group for Gender Equality (JAG) is appalled and disturbed by the recent social media attacks against YB Nurul Izzah. Political affiliations aside, every representative of the government must condemn toxic tactics such as the sexualisation, objectification, and…
During this “recovery” phase of the MCO, the Malaysian government must integrate a gender-responsive framework into our COVID-19 policies, or risk setting back the fragile gains in gender equality progress we have made over the past decade. We need a…
