by comm-programs | May 11, 2021 | Press Statements
20 FEBRUARY 2021 The Civil Society Cluster on Freedom of Expression (and the endorsing organizations) is extremely concerned at the implications of the Malaysian Federal Court’s decision on 19 February 2021 holding Malaysiakini guilty of contempt of court in relation...
by comm-programs | May 11, 2021 | Press Statements
6 FEBRUARY 2021 The Joint Action Group for Gender Equality (JAG) welcomes the Penang state government’s ‘Top-Up Women-Only Additional Seats’ (TWOAS) initiative as a bold, innovative and much needed measure to increase women’s representation in the state legislative...
by comm-programs | May 11, 2021 | Press Statements
16 FEBRUARY 2021 The Joint Action Group for Gender Equality (JAG) echoes the outrage of public leaders and citizens against the recent complaints of sexual harassment by various women against policemen who stopped them at roadblocks. We are disappointed that the...
by comm-programs | May 11, 2021 | Press Statements
14 JANUARY 2021 We – the undersigned – strongly object to the appointment of Arau MP Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim to the Parliamentary Special Select Committee for Women and Children Affairs and Social Development. We note that Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim has since...
by comm-programs | May 10, 2021 | Press Statements
4 DECEMBER 2020 The Joint Action Group for Gender Equality (JAG) together with 37 other undersigned civil society organisations express grave concern at Deputy Home Minister YB Dato’ Sri Dr. Ismail Mohamed Said’s statement regarding the inability of Malaysian women to...
by comm-programs | May 10, 2021 | Press Statements
24 NOVEMBER 2020 We, the undersigned civil society organisations, urge the police and the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) to investigate and the Attorney General’s Chambers to prosecute cyber thugs who post death and rape threats on members...
by comm-programs | May 10, 2021 | Press Statements
29 NOVEMBER 2020 As in past years and previous ASEAN Peoples’ Forums, the challenge facing ASEAN continues to be how to give full force and effect to, and to comprehensively implement the twin aims of increasing respect for and promotion of human rights, and the...
by comm-programs | May 10, 2021 | Press Statements
19 NOVEMBER 2020 We, the undersigned, urge the Minister of Human Resources to include job seekers in the proposed amendments to the Employment Act, to protect job seekers from discrimination. We also urge the Minister to include disability status as a protected ground...
by comm-programs | May 10, 2021 | Press Statements
5 NOVEMBER 2020 New research conducted by Women’s Aid Organisation (WAO) and research company Vase.ai demonstrates an urgent need for the enactment of sexual harassment legislation. The Joint Action Group for Gender Equality (JAG) urges the government to follow...
by comm-programs | May 10, 2021 | Press Statements
25 OCTOBER 2020 We, the undersigned members of the CSO Platform for Reform, are concerned with the news of a possible declaration of a state of emergency by Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on Oct 23. The timing and political context of the announcement cannot come at...
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