Thursday, 17 January 2012 The Migration Working Group welcomes the recent announcement by the Ministry of Home Affairs that it will allow migrant victims of trafficking who have suffered from labour exploitation to work after their release from government…
On Saturday 3 December 2011, WAO's Letter to the Editor was published in The Star. Don’t blame women for violence WOMEN’s Aid Organisation (WAO) is disappointed by the comments reportedly made by the Deputy Women, Family and Community Development Minister…
Press release from Women’s Aid Organisation (WAO) Friday 25 November 2011 Domestic workers deserve respect 25 November is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. It marks the start of 16 Days of Activism against Gender…
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…
The Migration Working Group is deeply concerned to hear about the possibility of a bilateral agreement between Australia and Malaysia in which 800 asylum seekers arriving by boat to Australia will be transferred to Malaysia for refugee status determination in…
Persatuan Sahabat Wanita Selangor on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of IWD wishes to draw the attention of the Malaysian public and the Malaysian government regarding two current issues. Firstly we want to begin by saying that IWD was…
Petaling Jaya, 8 March 2011 – To mark this year’s International Women’s Day, Women’s Aid Organisation (WAO), in collaboration with Unilever and Guardian, held a festive celebration and launched the Pink Heart Campaign, which will provide vital funds to help the work…
HEALTH Equity Initiatives is very concerned about the current debates on baby dumping and infanticide that once again seem to adopt a moralistic approach, which has proved ineffectual in dealing with this long-standing problem. As such, we laud the call…
