MEMORANDUM ON A PROPOSED SEXUAL HARASSMENT BILL BY THE JOINT ACTION GROUP AGAINST VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN (JAG) PRESENTED TO THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCES, MALAYSIA 30th March 2001, Kuala Lumpur Introduction Why a Separate Sexual Harassment Bill? In-house Mechanisms…
WOMEN'S AGENDA FOR CHANGE ON THE RECENT ARRESTS UNDER THE ISA The Women's Agenda for Change (WAC) condemns the arrest of the six political activists under the Internal Security Act (ISA). We urge the government to release them immediately. They…
WAO refers to an article "Woman faces deportation after husband walks out on her" (The Sun, NST April 1, 2001), where a thirty-year old Indonesian faces possible detention, deportation or separation from her two children after her marriage of 8…
In October 2000, Dato' Shahrizat, then Deputy Minister of the Women's Affairs Secretariat (HAWA), now appointed Minister for the new Women and Family Development Ministry, initiated a National Steering Committee on Violence Against Women (VAW). The committee comprises governmental agencies…
WAO Voices Concern About the New Women's Affairs Ministry's Stance on Women's "Traditional Roles" WAO welcomes the setting up of the Ministry of Woman's Affairs and the appointment of YB Datuk Shahrizat as the first minister. However the Minster's opening statements…
