Category: KRYSS in the Media

• [PRESS STATEMENT] Stop the Intimidation of Maria Chin Abdullah

  

  Picture Taken from The Star The Joint Action Group for Gender Equality (JAG) strongly condemns the sentence given by the Federal Territory Syariah High Court to Maria Chin Abdullah, Petaling Jaya Member of Parliament, of seven days in jail. The sentence, issued for a public statement Maria made regarding the court’s decision to impose a…

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  26th Apr 2022

  KRYSS in the Media

• [PRESS STATEMENT] Unprecedented Consensus Towards a More Comprehensive Anti-Sexual Harassment Bill

  

  Picture Taken from The Star On 23 March 2022, the Joint Action Group for Gender Equality, ENGENDER Consultancy, and Young Women Making Change met with the Minister and representatives from the Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development, Special Advisor on Law and Human Rights to the Prime Minister, members of the Parliamentary Special Select…

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  25th Mar 2022

  KRYSS in the Media

• [PRESS STATEMENT] Leveraging Existing Parliamentary Process to Review Anti-Sexual Harassment Bill 2021

  

  Picture Taken from The Sun Daily The Anti-Sexual Harassment Bill is scheduled for second reading in Parliament in the next few weeks. In anticipation of this, on March 14, 2022, the Joint Action Group for Gender Equality, ENGENDER Consultancy and Young Women Making Change met with the Minister of Women, Family & Community Development, YB…

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  15th Mar 2022

  KRYSS in the Media

• [PRESS STATEMENT] Withdraw Appeal against High Court Decision Granting Malaysian Women Equal Citizenship Rights

  

  Picture Taken from The Borneo Post The Joint Action Group for Gender Equality (JAG) strongly urges the Malaysian Government to withdraw its appeal against the Suriani Kempe case and grant Malaysian women equal citizenship rights with immediate effect. September 9, 2021 marks a momentous day for our country when the Kuala Lumpur High Court in…

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  7th Mar 2022

  KRYSS in the Media

• [PRESS STATEMENT] Unilateral Conversion of Children Cannot Be Defended

  

  Picture Taken from Free Malaysia Today The Joint Action Group for Gender Equality (JAG) is deeply disturbed by the position taken by the Perlis state mufti in defending the unilateral conversion of the three minor children of single mother Loh Siew Hong by their father. This same position, we believe, is also taken by the…

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  18th Feb 2022

  KRYSS in the Media

• [PRESS STATEMENT] Call for immediate resignation of Siti Zailah Mohd Yusoff, Deputy Minister of Women

  

  Picture Taken from News Straits Times The Joint Action Group for Gender Equality (JAG) demands the resignation of Siti Zailah Mohd Yusoff as Deputy Minister of Women, Family, and Community Development for her statement in support of domestic violence.  In a two-minute video released on social media, the deputy minister shared marital advice including recommending…

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  14th Feb 2022

  KRYSS in the Media

• [PODCAST FEATURE] What Say Youth EP 07: The State of Online Harssment

  

  Graphic from What Say Youth Our Research and Documentation Officer, Nisa spoke about the state of online gender-based violence in Malaysia and how we can improve netizens’ awareness about the issue. What Say Youth is supported by the Centre for Independent Journalism. Click here to listen to the full podcast.

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  12th Feb 2022

  KRYSS in the Media

• [PRESS STATEMENT] The Rakyat Needs A Survivor-Centric Anti-Sexual Harassment Bill

  

  “Do we need periods if they make us crazy?”, Sarah asks. Hint: yes, we do. We reached out to our friend Diana Roth, an endocrinologist specialised in women’s hormonal health to know how menstrual cycles impact women’s brains and emotions.

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  17th Dec 2021

  KRYSS in the Media

• [MEMORANDUM] Make Stalking A Crime

  

  “Do we need periods if they make us crazy?”, Sarah asks. Hint: yes, we do. We reached out to our friend Diana Roth, an endocrinologist specialised in women’s hormonal health to know how menstrual cycles impact women’s brains and emotions.

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  21st Oct 2021

  KRYSS in the Media

• [PRESS STATEMENT] The Continuous Persecution of Nur Sajat Underscores Growing Extremism in Malaysia

  

  Picture from UN News We, members of civil society, are deeply concerned about the developments surrounding Nur Sajat’s case. On 8 September 2021, Nur Sajat was arrested by the Thai Immigration Department following a request by the Malaysian authorities. These dangerous developments, taking place against the backdrop of growing restriction of freedom of religion and…

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  23rd Sep 2021

  KRYSS in the Media