AWAM Urges for The Tabling of the Sexual Harassment Bill In November
21 OCTOBER 2020 The All Women’s Action Society (AWAM), together with the Malaysian public, is strongly advocating for Parliament and the cabinet to take serious action to put a stop to sexual harassment in the country through our AWAM for the Bill campaign. This social media-driven campaign, targeted at Malaysians, aims to raise awareness of […]
AWAM’S MONTHLY WRAP-UP! (OCTOBER)
Wednesday, 7th October Domestic Violence Talk with SKRLWN Volunteering Society AWAM collaborated with SKRLWN Volunteering Society to organize a talk on Domestic Violence. AWAM’s President and lawyer specializing in Domestic Violence cases, Premalosani Arivananthan, and AWAM’s Infocom intern Natasha Franklin discussed the current state of Domestic Violence in Malaysia with host and founder of SKRLWN […]
AWAM’s fight to table the Sexual Harassment Bill at Parliament this November
AWAM, together with the Malaysian public, is strongly advocating the Malaysian Parliament and the Cabinet of Malaysia to take serious action to put a stop to sexual harassment in the country through our AWAM for the Bill campaign. This social media-driven campaign, targeted to Malaysians, aims to raise awareness on and advocacy for passing the Sexual Harassment Bill in […]
Survivors of the V2K Telegram Group and Other Similar Groups, Will Be Making Police Reports against their Perpetrators Today
All Women’s Action Society (AWAM) will be accompanying a group of 5 women to the Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) Headquarters in Bukit Aman. These women are the survivors of the V2K Telegram group and other similar groups who have been misusing the survivor’s pictures and distributing their personal information amongst themselves. These young women are […]
Demolish the V2K Telegram Group & other similar groups at once and take severe action against perpetrators
The All Women’s Action Society (AWAM) strongly urges the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) and Police Diraja Malaysia (PDRM) to take urgent, concrete and resolute action against the many groups on different platforms like the Telegram group called V2K in Malaysia that have been sharing women’s and girls’ photos and personal information without consent. […]
AWAM’S MONTHLY WRAP-UP! (SEPTEMBER)
Tuesday, 2nd September Meeting with Team Selangor A very fruitful meeting between Team Selangor and AWAM’s representative Services Officer, Mayna Patel on a new project that Team Selangor is preparing which focuses on Women Empowerment and Leadership. The discussion lead to wanting AWAM be involved as speakers/trainers on the content topics: Women and rights, GBV, Privilege and […]
Statistics
AWAM’s Telenita Helpline Statistics AWAM’s Telenita Helpline’s statistics between 1st October to 15th October revealed that AWAM has received more than 30 cases in just 2 weeks and the number of cases are still increasing! Published on 17th October 2020 AWAM’s Telenita Helpline’s statistics for the whole month of September showed that sexual […]
Legal Remedies
Rape Under the Malaysian Law, rape is defined as sexual intercourse with a woman without her consent or against her will. Sex with a girl below 16 years of age is statutory rape, regardless of whether consent was given. Rape is sexual intercourse without consent or sexual intercourse with a person who is unable to […]
Memorandum of Understanding between Paralympic Council of Malaysia (PCM) and All Women’s Action Society (AWAM)
The Paralympic Council of Malaysia (PCM) and the All Women’s Action Society (AWAM) have signed a memorandum of understanding as strategic partners in addressing issues of gender-based violence (GBV) such as sexual harassment, rape, and workplace discrimination among those in the PCM. The details of the event were as follows:- Date: 9th September 2020 Venue: […]
Tabung Telenita Campaign Page
Launched on 25th July 2019, Tabung Telenita AWAM was established as a source of funding for women who could not afford administrative fees required for court cases involving domestic violence, sexual harassment and rape. Even with pro-bono lawyers, admin fees are still required at a minimum cost of RM1000 – RM2000. These funds are also […]
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