Author: kryssnetwork

• [PRESS STATEMENT] Establish the Right to Work for All Refugees in Malaysia

  

  Picture Taken from The Conversation We welcome the announcement of a government decision on the rights of refugees to legal employment, with great hopes of a favorable resolution by the Malaysian cabinet. This announcement has been long-awaited by many advocating and supporting this population of communities and individuals currently seeking refuge and safety in Malaysia […]

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  4th Dec 2019

  KRYSS in the Media

• [PRESS STATEMENT] Please, Nip Discrimination in the Bud!

  

  Picture Taken from WDRFree The Joint-Action Group for Gender Equality (JAG) urges the government to protect job seekers from discrimination under the Employment Act, the Sabah Labour Ordinance, and the Sarawak Labour Ordinance. This move will benefit thousands of job seekers, as well as more than half a million people who are currently unemployed in […]

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  24th Sep 2019

  KRYSS in the Media

• Extremism and The “Progressive” Extremist in Malaysia: Towards Understanding the Constructions of Masculinity and Femininity through the Collective and Its Ideology

  

  Picture Taken from Lily Zheng’s Medium This paper begins with an ideological analysis of “violent extremism” and “extremism”, and argues that to effectively prevent violent extremism, there is an urgent need to better understand and counter-extremism. This paper makes a conscious distinction between “violent extremism” and “terrorism” and offers conceptual clarity on the definition of […]

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  13th May 2019

  Research

• [PRESS STATEMENT] Evidence of State-Sponsored Discrimination against LGBT Persons

  

  Picture Taken from Stonewall We refer to the Malaysiakini report Cops summon LGBT activists for questioning UN speech. In March 2019, Malaysian human rights defender Numan Afifi made an intervention at the UPR (Universal Periodic Review) Adoption Reports at the Human Rights Council, Geneva. Amidst scrutiny over interventions by civil society organizations, the Malaysian Alliance […]

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  19th Apr 2019

  KRYSS in the Media

• On the Record: Violence Against Lesbians, Bisexual Women and Transgender Persons In Malaysia

  

  It was in 2010 that the CEDAW Committee adopted two ground-breaking General Recommendations that clearly elaborated the human rights protections afforded to lesbians, bisexual women, and transgender people under the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). This included General Recommendation No.27, which recognized the multiple discriminations faced by […]

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  7th Apr 2019

  Research

• Mata Hati Kita

  

  Cover Page of Mata Hati Kita “Some stories need telling, and they need to be heard.” – Mata Hati Kita/ The Eyes of Our Hearts, Angela M. Kuga Thas (Editor) & Jac sm Kee (Editor) Mata Hati Kita took 24 first-person narratives of lesbians, bisexual women, and transgender people into the public domain at a time […]

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  30th Mar 2019

  Stories

• [BFM INTERVIEW] – REVOLUSIS

  

  Huda (left) and Serene (right), two of REVOLUSIS’s six writers spoke with BFM89.9 on the need for girl-power narratives. Photocredit: BFM89.9 Click here to visit the podcast on BFM page.

  kryssnetwork

  30th Mar 2019

  Uncategorized

• Jin Chi’s Transformation – [Mata Hati Kita]

  

  Tan Jin Chi (July 2016) bravely shares his internal transformation after reading Mata Hati Kita. “As I ventured into the 3rd year of my law degree, I could really feel my passion in upholding and defending fundamental human rights. Women’s rights is my favorite topic to talk about, I find myself constantly advocating and educating others regarding […]

  kryssnetwork

  30th Mar 2019

  Deep Dives

• [BFM INTERVIEW] – Online Backlash against #WomensMarchMY 2019

  

  Picture Taken from Mashable SEA Our Partner and Co-Founder, Angela M. Kuga Thas responded to BFM’s questions on the backlash against the women’s march in Kuala Lumpur that was held on 9 March 2019. Click here to visit the podcast on BFM page.

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  25th Mar 2019

  KRYSS in the Media

• International Women’s Day

  

  Picture Taken from Religion News Service Written by Angela M. Kuga Thas This International Women’s Day, I wanted to share some thoughts. Our struggle for gender equality remains a major challenge despite years of speaking the truth to power. Unfortunately, most men who have yet to check their privilege, don’t get it, and some deliberately […]

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  22nd Mar 2019

  Deep Dives