Press Statements
Partnering for Progress: REISE Supports AWAM’s Advocacy Efforts
KUALA LUMPUR, 10 MARCH 2025 – In a powerful and exciting collaboration, the All Women’s Action Society (AWAM) has teamed up with digital marketing agency REISE Digital Sdn. Bhd. to revolutionise its advocacy efforts and strengthen its digital fundraising...
AWAM Launches #MediaToo: Untold Stories of Gender-Based Violence in the Media
PETALING JAYA, MALAYSIA - November 25, 2024: The All Women’s Action Society (AWAM) with support from the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the European Commision (EC) is proud to announce the launch of #MediaToo: Untold Stories of Gender-Based Violence...
State and public officers’ use of SLAPP and other harassment against Women Human Rights Defenders in Malaysia Condemned: Shariffa Sabrina and Lalitha Kunaratnam, Women HRDs, must be recognized and protected
14 FEBRUARY We, the undersigned 21 groups, organizations and trade unions are appalled by the harassment of environmental women human rights defender by the Pahang State government. The Pahang government has been reported issuing a letter of demand, seeking an apology...
Tuntutan Kumpulan Masyarakat Sivil: Susulan Peningkatan Kes Kematian Dalam Tahanan Pada Tahun 2022
11 FEBRUARI 2022 Organisasi masyarakat sivil Malaysia yang tertulis di bawah ingin membangkitkan keresahan mengenai kes kematian dalam tahanan yang kian meningkat baru-baru ini, di mana tujuh kes kematian dalam tahanan PDRM telah dilaporkan dalam lima minggu pertama...
Election Commission Should Facilitate Voter Participation in Johor State Election
9 FEBRUARY We, the representatives from civil society organisations and concerned citizens of Malaysia, urge the Election Commission (EC) to implement essential procedural measures that would encourage the participation of overseas and outstation voters in the...
Civil Society Groups Respond to MACC Crisis
11 JANUARY Given the current controversy over the shareholdings in MACC chief Azam Baki’s name, we, the undersigned civil society organisations, demand: - that the authorities headed by Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob put in motion a much-needed independent...