The Right to Know Declaration 2021: Building Back Better with the Right of Access to Information
Endorsed by All Women’s Action Society (AWAM) on 18 December 2021 To endorse this declaration, click here. This Right to Know Declaration 2021 sets out an action agenda for defence and promotion of the right of access to information. It was developed for and discussed with panellists participating in the celebration of the International Day […]
Joint Statement Led by The People’s Health Forum – For public health and affordability, Say ‘Yes’ to implementation of Medicines Price Regulation Phase 1
14 DECEMBER 2021 We, the undersigned organisations and individuals are very concerned about the questionable study sponsored by the private industry dubbed as Cost-Benefit Assessment (CBA) 2.0 on the impact of the Medicines Price Regulation (MPR) policy. The policy was approved by the Cabinet of the Government of the day in April 2019, tabled by […]
No More Violence in Schools
27 NOVEMBER 2021 We have come a long way since our analysis of 275 testimonies of abuse in schools, compiled with the help of Nalisa Alia Amin and Terry Die Heiden from 16 to 26 April 2021. To ensure that key government stakeholders prioritise this issue, we analysed another 770 testimonies, this time compiled by […]
AWAM Supports Family Frontiers: Are Malaysian Mothers With Overseas-born Children Not A Part Of #KeluargaMalaysia?
9 DECEMBER 2021 On 9 September 2021, the High Court confirmed Malaysian mothers’ equal right to automatically confer citizenship to their overseas-born children (‘the High Court decision’). Every single day it is not implemented is another day Malaysian mothers and their children are denied their fundamental human rights in their own motherland. They wonder where […]
What true Keluarga Malaysia means and looks like for our children
20 NOVEMBER 2021 World Children’s Day, celebrated on Nov 20 each year, is aimed at a better future for every child. Our Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob recently gave a public address on the issue. We, as child advocates, would like to offer a response and highlight the key areas where we need to support […]
Surat Kepada YAB Perdana Menteri Sempena Hari Kanak-Kanak Sedunia
19 NOVEMBER 2021 YAB Perdana Menteri yang dihormati, Sangat sukar untuk kami meraikan Hari Kanak-kanak Sedunia dengan penuh kegembiraan. Di AWAM, setiap bulan kami akan membaca, mengumpul dan menyusun artikel di media berkaitan kes rogol kanak-kanak di bawah umur atau ‘statutory rape’. Kes-kes ini melibatkan kanak-kanak yang berusia semuda tujuh tahun. Ia sentiasa menjadi satu […]
Open Letter to the Prime Minister on World Children’s Day
19 NOVEMBER 2021 Dear Mr. Prime Minister, As much as we would like to celebrate this World Children’s Day with joy, it is difficult for us to do so. Every month in AWAM, we read and compile articles in the media on statutory rape cases. The cases involve children as young as 7 years old. […]
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