Today, Women’s Aid Organisation in Malaysia, in solidarity with the “One Day, One Struggle” global campaign organised by the Coalition for Sexual and Bodily Rights in Muslim Societies (CSBR), calls for an end to the persecution, stigmatisation and vilification of people…
Women’s Aid Organisation (WAO) is appalled by the persecutory treatment the Seksualiti Merdeka festival has receiSeksualiti Merdeka has been an annual festival since 2008 and it provides a safe space for all people of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities…
http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?file=/2011/10/12/lifefocus/20111011201540&sec=lifefocus Empowering Abused Women The Women’s Aid Organisation (WAO) is organising a fund-raising and public education campaign aimed at supporting and empowering the lives of abused women. The campaign, called “You Can Make A Difference (MAD) Now!”, is geared at…
The Joint Action Group for Gender Equality welcomes the proposed amendments to the Domestic Violence Act 1994 (DVA). However, the amendments do not go far enough in protecting women from domestic violence. JAG notes that many crucial issues that have been…
Joint Action Group for Gender Equality (JAG) mengalu-alukan pindaan-pindaan yang dicadangkan untuk Akta Keganasan Rumahtangga 1994 (selepas ini dirujuk sebagai “Akta tersebut”). Namun demikian, kami berpendapat pindaan-pindaan tersebut tidak cukup lengkap untuk melindungi mangsa-mangsa keganasan rumahtangga. JAG berpendapat bahawa beberapa isu-isu…
Sisters in Islam (SIS) is unequivocally opposed to the adoption and implementation of Hudud law in Malaysia. This has been our considered position since 1993. Our stand on Hudud law is based on the following reasons: That it is against…
While we note the Attorney General’s decision to not proceed with the charges against the PSM 30, the Joint Action Group for Gender Equality (JAG) would like to highlight the appalling treatment accorded to the PSM women who were arrested…
For Immediate Release 21 July 2011 Women’s groups in Malaysia demand the immediate release of our colleague Sarasvathy Muthu, 58 years, a woman grassroots activist since the 1980s, and 5 others who have been detained under the Emergency Ordinance…
Women’s Aid Organisation (WAO) menyokong Bersih 2.0 dan tuntutannya untuk demokrasi yang adil dan saksama di Malaysia sepenuhnya. Kami merupakan salah satu daripada 62 NGO yang menyokong perhimpunan Bersih 2.0 yang akan diadakan pada 9 Julai 2011 untuk menuntut pilihanraya…
http://www.malaysiakini.com/letters/167820 Women's Aid Organisation Jun 23, 11 4:14pm Women's Aid Organisation (WAO) fully supports Bersih 2.0 and its demands for a vibrant and transparent democracy in Malaysia. We are one of 62 NGOs supporting the Bersih 2.0 gathering on…
