by comm-programs | May 10, 2021 | Press Statements
21 OCTOBER 2020 The All Women’s Action Society (AWAM), together with the Malaysian public, is strongly advocating for Parliament and the cabinet to take serious action to put a stop to sexual harassment in the country through our AWAM for the Bill campaign. This...
by comm-programs | Nov 1, 2020 | WRAP-UP
Wednesday, 7th October Domestic Violence Talk with SKRLWN Volunteering Society AWAM collaborated with SKRLWN Volunteering Society to organize a talk on Domestic Violence. AWAM’s President and lawyer specializing in Domestic Violence cases, Premalosani Arivananthan,...
by comm-programs | Oct 8, 2020 | Press Statements
AWAM, together with the Malaysian public, is strongly advocating the Malaysian Parliament and the Cabinet of Malaysia to take serious action to put a stop to sexual harassment in the country through our AWAM for the Bill campaign. This social media-driven campaign,...
by comm-programs | Oct 5, 2020 | Press Statements
All Women’s Action Society (AWAM) will be accompanying a group of 5 women to the Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) Headquarters in Bukit Aman. These women are the survivors of the V2K Telegram group and other similar groups who have been misusing the survivor’s pictures...
by comm-programs | Oct 2, 2020 | Press Statements
The All Women’s Action Society (AWAM) strongly urges the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) and Police Diraja Malaysia (PDRM) to take urgent, concrete and resolute action against the many groups on different platforms like the Telegram group...
by comm-programs | Oct 1, 2020 | WRAP-UP
Tuesday, 2nd September Meeting with Team Selangor A very fruitful meeting between Team Selangor and AWAM’s representative Services Officer, Mayna Patel on a new project that Team Selangor is preparing which focuses on Women Empowerment and Leadership. The discussion...
by comm-programs | Sep 9, 2020 | Statistics
AWAM’s Telenita Helpline Statistics AWAM’s Telenita Helpline’s statistics between 1st October to 15th October revealed that AWAM has received more than 30 cases in just 2 weeks and the number of cases are still increasing! Published on 17th October...
by comm-programs | Sep 9, 2020 | Legal Information
Rape Under the Malaysian Law, rape is defined as sexual intercourse with a woman without her consent or against her will. Sex with a girl below 16 years of age is statutory rape, regardless of whether consent was given. Rape is sexual intercourse without consent or...
by comm-programs | Sep 8, 2020 | Press Statements
The Paralympic Council of Malaysia (PCM) and the All Women’s Action Society (AWAM) have signed a memorandum of understanding as strategic partners in addressing issues of gender-based violence (GBV) such as sexual harassment, rape, and workplace discrimination...
by comm-programs | Sep 7, 2020 | Current Campaigns
Launched on 25th July 2019, Tabung Telenita AWAM was established as a source of funding for women who could not afford administrative fees required for court cases involving domestic violence, sexual harassment and rape. Even with pro-bono lawyers, admin fees are...
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