Happy Malaysia Day, In rebuilding Malaysia after the pandemic, Budget 2022 must focus on resilient recovery through a gender sensitive approach. This Malaysia Day, Women’s Aid Organisation calls upon the government and the Ministry of Finance in particular to ensure…
Selamat Hari Malaysia, Bagi membina kembali Malaysia selepas pandemik, Belanjawan 2022 mesti memberi fokus kepada pemulihan yang berdaya tahan melalui pendekatan yang sensitif gender. Sempena Hari Malaysia, Pertubuhan Pertolongan Wanita (WAO) meminta agar kerajaan dan khususnya Kementerian Kewangan untuk memastikan…
A mathematics teacher’s appeal for a lighter sentence for two counts of molesting an 11-year-old student in 2016 was granted in Putrajaya’s High Court yesterday, despite initially facing heavier charges of inciting a child into a gross act of indecency.…
The resignation of the Prime Minister and dissolution of Cabinet has placed Malaysia in a precarious position. Ongoing work to improve the current human rights landscape and aid for the most vulnerable has been stalled by this political maneuvering, hampering…
Peletakan jawatan Perdana Menteri dan pembubaran Kabinet telah meletakkan Malaysia dalam keadaan yang tidak menentu. Gerak kerja untuk memperbaiki landskap hak asasi manusia dan bantuan kepada golongan rentan telah terhenti akibat daripada kekacauan politik dan telah menghambat kemajuan yang dilakukan…
Women’s Aid Organisation condemns the inhumane treatment of vulnerable migrants and refugees as well as the use of intimidation tactics to silence human rights defenders. The recent charges made against activist Heidy Quah for speaking out on poor conditions in…
Pertubuhan Pertolongan Wanita (WAO) mengecam layanan yang tidak berperikemanusian terhadap golongan rentan migran dan pelarian serta penggunaan taktik intimidasi untuk mendiamkan pembela hak asasi manusia. Tuduhan terbaru yang dibuat terhadap aktivis Heidy Quah kerana membongkar keadaan buruk di pusat tahanan…
Malaysia’s Gender Budget Group notes the step taken by Minister of Finance, Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz in his role as Coordinating Minister for the National Recovery Plan (PEMULIH) in conducting dialogues with various sectors. We urge the minister…
Kumpulan Belanjawan Gender Malaysia mengambil maklum mengenai langkah yang diambil oleh Menteri Kewangan, Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz dalam peranannya sebagai Penyelaras Menteri bagi Pelan Pemulihan Nasional (PEMULIH) untuk mengadakan dialog bersama dengan pelbagai sektor. Kami mendesak agak Menteri…
Following the announcement by the National Security Council (NSC) to implement an Enhanced Movement Control Order (EMCO) in several areas in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur, Women’s Aid Organisations (WAO) would like to recommend three important considerations for the Domestic Violence…
