NEED FOR BROAD SEXUAL HARASSMENT LAW : Posted March 2009 |
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Need for broad sexual harassment law
The Women’s Centre for Change (WCC), Penang welcomes the move by the government to introduce legislation on sexual harassmentr.. |
JOINT PRESS STATEMENT -
DEALING WITH ISSUES AND GAUGING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF POLITICIANS; NOT SENSATIONALISED AND SEXUALISED POLITICS : Posted February 2009 |
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Dirty politics cost the people a good state representative
The Coalition of Good Governance (CGG) is saddened by the intended resignation of Selangor EXCO YB Elizabeth Wong, as announced today, over what is clearly an attempt to tarnish her reputation as a responsible and committed State Assembly Representative and EXCO member.. |
JOINT PRESS STATEMENT -
DEALING WITH ISSUES AND GAUGING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF POLITICIANS; NOT SENSATIONALISED AND SEXUALISED POLITICS : Posted February 2009 |
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Dealing with issues and gauging the effectiveness of politicians; not sensationalised and sexualised politics
The Joint Action Group for Gender Equality (JAG) is appalled that private, sexually intimate photos of Elizabeth Wong, Assemblyperson for Bukit Lanjan, Selangor, was taken and circulated without her consent. These photos are being released at a time when the tussle for power between Barisan National (BN) and Pakatan Rakyat (PR) is increasingly intense. Under no circumstance should anyone sink to this low level of politicking. ..... |
JOINT PRESS STATEMENT -
TREATMENT OF ROHINGYA AND BANGLADESHI 'BOAT PEOPLE' IN ASIA : Posted February 2009 |
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Treatment of Rohingya and Bangladeshi 'Boat People' in Asia
Over the past few weeks, several boats have been rescued off the coasts of Indonesia and the Andaman Islands of India. Survivors tell of having been detained in Thailand, beaten, and towed out to sea on boats without engines or sufficient food and water. Several hundred remain missing and are feared dead..... |
LETTER TO THE EDITOR -
WHY WAS A WOMAN NOT FIELDED? : Posted January 2009 |
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Why was a woman not fielded?
In the recent Kuala Terengganu by-election campaign, which was run by both the Barisan National (BN) and the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) candidates, neither of the candidates' mentioned what their specific plans are to elevate the status of 50 percent of their constituency’s population: the women...... |
LETTER TO THE EDITOR - ALLOW YOUTH TO MINGLE: Posted January 2009 |
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"...elements like shuffle dancing ... can lead to social ills amongst youngsters."
So said Penang State PAS Youth chief Mohamed Hafiz Mohd Nordin during a peaceful protest against the I-Dance street dancing competition by about 400 Muslims within the compound of the Kampung Rawa mosque on 19 Dec 2008 . The competition was to be held on 20 Dec 2008 at the New World Park and on 27 Dec 2008 at Queensbay Mall, Penang (a northern state in Malaysia).
In response to the protest, Penang state's Youth and Sports Committee chairman, Lydia Ong Kok Fooi then agreed to the condition that Muslim male and female participants will not be allowed to mingle with each other during the competition.
Read the letter to the editor by Women's Centre for Change, Penang, a women's rights organisation. The letter was published in a local daily, The Sun on 26 December 2008. |
JOINT PRESS STATEMENT - 16 DAYS OF ACTIVISM AGAINST GENDER VIOLENCE: Posted November 2008 |
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Joint Press Statement: 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence
WAO, in collaboration with Amnesty International Malaysia (AI), Sisters in Islam (SIS), All Women’s Action Society (AWAM) and Persatuan Kesedaran Komuniti Selangor (EMPOWER), held a press conference on Saturday, 29th November 2008 at Amnesty International's office.... |
CAMPAIGN - 16 DAYS OF ACTIVISM AGAINST GENDER VIOLENCE: Posted November 2008 |
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16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence
In Malaysia, Women’s Aid Organisation (WAO) joined this campaign in 1998. WAO began this campaign in Malaysia by working with The Star newspaper to produce a 16-day series on Violence Against Women. The campaign grew with more partners when.... |
