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…
Joint Action Group for Gender Equality (JAG) dan Child Rights Coalition Malaysia (CRCM) berdukacita atas penangkapan dan penahanan 269 pencari suaka Rohingya, termasuk 49 orang kanak-kanak, yang tiba di Malaysia pada hari Isnin dengan sebuah bot. Kerajaan harus segera melepaskan…
The Joint Action Group for Gender Equality (JAG) and the Coalition for Child Rights Malaysia (CRCM) are appalled at the arrest and detention of 269 Rohingya asylum seekers, including 49 children, who arrived in Malaysia on Monday by boat. The…
The escalation of gender-based violence during the COVID-19 pandemic has been referred to as a “pandemic within a pandemic.” Following lockdowns to control the virus, there has been both a rise in physical gender-based violence at home, and in gender-based…
Enquiries to Women’s Aid Organisation (WAO) domestic violence telephone and messaging services increased 3.4 times in May compared to pre-MCO levels. Reports of domestic violence to WAO have risen steadily since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and the implementation…
