Women’s Aid Organisation (WAO) welcomes the government’s commitment to make stalking a crime, and to table the policy paper in Cabinet this year. This announcement was made by Datuk Wira Mas Ermieyati, de-facto Deputy Minister of Law, in a meeting…
#JenayahkanMenghendap #MakeStalkingACrime MEMORANDUM OLEH 51 NGO KEPADA: MENTERI & TIMB. MENTERI DI JABATAN PERDANA MENTERI (PARLIMEN & UNDANG-UNDANG) Y.B. DATO SRI DR WAN JUNAIDI BIN TUANKU JAAFAR Y.B. DATUK WIRA MAS ERMIEYATI BINTI SAMSUDIN 21 OKTOBER 2021 “Dia mengekori saya…
Press Release – 17 September 2021 Malaysia needs the Sexual Harassment Bill. Why? Firstly, sexual harassment is harmful to individuals and society. Secondly, sexual harassment is prevalent in Malaysia. Thirdly, existing laws – including employment laws – are inadequate to…
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…
