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[PRESS STATEMENT] Protect Our Children and Our Right to Equality
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Picture Taken from Malay Mail The Joint Action Group for Gender Equality is dismayed by the Federal Court’s denial of citizenship to a 10-year old child born to a Malaysian father. The disappointing majority verdict results in a denial of the nationality rights of children; and is a glaring disregard for Article 8 of the…
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Episode 2: Equal Pay for Work of Equal Value
Host: Angela M. Kuga Thas Featuring Guest Speakers: Nur Thuraya Sazali and Siti Aiysyah Tumin, Researchers with Khazanah Research Institute & Chong Yee Shan, a member of the central committee of Parti Sosialis Malaysia and works with the National Union of Workers in Hospital Support and Allied Services (NUWHSAS) for better labor rights Most people…
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[PRESS STATEMENT] Education Ministry Must Intervene in Ain’s Possible Expulsion
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Picture Taken from The Star We are outraged by SMK Puncak Alam’s warning notice of expulsion to Ain Husniza Saiful Nizam, especially in light of the lack of transparent penalties against the teacher who made the rape comments amongst his students in a class session on sexual harassment, where Ain was present. There seems to…
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[PRESS STATEMENT] Student Welfare Should Be Taken Seriously by NUTP
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Illustration from Bendera Kita The Joint Action Group for Gender Equality (JAG), Bulan Sisters, and Pertubuhan Pembangunan Kendiri Wanita dan Gadis (WOMEN:girls) would like to address justifications that were given by the secretary-general of the National Union of the Teaching Profession (NUTP), Harry Tan, on Astro Awani’s ‘Consider This’ program on May 5 for the union’s opposition to…
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[PRESS STATEMENT] JAG Urges the Ministry of Education (MoE) to be more Transparent in Investigations on Period Spot Checks and Sexual Harassment in Schools
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Picture Taken from MalaysiaKini The Joint Action Group for Gender Equality (JAG) urges the Ministry of Education (MoE) to be more transparent in investigations on period spot checks and sexual harassment in schools. JAG is willing and able to assist the MoE in those investigations and has recently sent a letter to the MoE to…
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[BFM INTERVIEW] Taking Action against Online Sexual Harassment
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Illustration by Kelsey Borch via Shameless Mag With the recent case being a 17-year-old girl getting numerous lewd remarks and harassment for speaking up about rape culture in school, our Partner-Director, Serene Lim spoke to BFM during their Evening Edition on the available redress for victims/survivors of online gender-based violence and the challenges that come…
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[PRESS STATEMENT] We Stand in Solidarity with Ain Husniza
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Picture Taken from Sarawak Voice We, the undersigned are extremely disturbed and appalled by the horrible and dangerous comments and threats made by the public towards Ain Husniza Saiful Nizam, a 17-year old Malaysian student who recently called out a male Physical Education (Pendidikan Jasmani Kesihatan) teacher in her school for ‘joking’ about rape and…
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[PRESS STATEMENT] Call for National School Walkout Day
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Illustration by Fahmi Reza Youth and Student Activists have joined in solidarity with the #MakeSchoolASaferPlace movement, as well as students and ex-students who came forward with their stories. The recent accounts of rape jokes, sexual harassment, and period spot checks perpetrated by teachers and wardens also exposed systemic failures when students and parents seek justice.…
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[PRESS STATEMENT] Education Ministry Must Commit to Safe Environment for Students
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Illustration by Fahmi Reza, VICE We, the undersigned, would like to respond to the Minister of Education Mohd Radzi Mohd Jidin’s statement on the Ministry of Education’s (MOE) action on period spot checks in schools. As reported in multiple online media portals on April 26 and 27, 2021, when asked to comment on the practice…
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[PRESS STATEMENT] Call For More Systematic And Context-Sensitive Action On Period Spot Check Issue In Schools
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Illustration by Yante Ismail We, the undersigned, would like to respond to the Minister of Education Datuk Mohd Radzi Md Jidin’s statement on the Ministry of Education’s (MOE) action on period spot checks in schools. As reported in multiple online media portals on 26 and 27 April 2021, when asked to comment on the practice…
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