Press Statements

16 APRIL 2021 The All Women’s Action Society (AWAM) calls on the Ministry of Health’s (MOH) to ensure that its staff, especially the content creators of MyHealth undergoes gender sensitive training, to ensure the future publication of empirical content on gender-based...

14 APRIL 2021 We, the undersigned Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and individuals, condemn the unlawful detention of Simon Adavize Momoh and urge the Government of Malaysia to immediately release him from the Semenyih Detention Centre. Simon, who was arrested on...

8 APRIL 2021 The Joint Action Group for Gender Equality is extremely disturbed by the Malaysian Government’s disregard for the safety of Muslim lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people. It is also of concern that prevailing sentiments of...

25 MARCH 2021 We, the undersigned organizations and individuals, are concerned with the contempt proceeding initiated by two loggings companies against Charles Hector and the eight villagers affected by the logging activities of the two companies. The companies...

18 MARCH 2021 Government should withdraw appeal. Let’s accept the lift of Allah ban and move on. We the undersigned Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) urge Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin to withdraw the Government’s appeal against the High Court’s decision on...

12 MARCH 2021 The #MeToo movement, including locally in Malaysia, shines a much needed spotlight on sexual harassment and sexual violence, and creates an environment where survivors feel they can come forward with their stories. Within this context, there continues to...