Joint Action Group for Gender Equality

COMMENT | We urge the government to recognise citizenship as a right and not a privilege.

JAG and 12 women's rights NGOs in the country want the minister responsible to table the Sexual Harassment Bill in Parliament as soon as possible.

LETTER | Laws that discriminate on the basis of gender impact on the lives of many M'sians and their families.

LETTER | It is high time we do away with outdated colonial-era laws.

LETTER | Whipping as a form of punishment violates international human rights principles.

LETTER | Women's groups call for sexual harassment survivors' interests to be paramount in the process.

COMMENT | After marriage of 11-year-old girl, action needed to put an end to child brides once and for all.

LETTER | Brazenness of attackers indicated that they expected their actions to be protected.

LETTER | We are hopeful that this decision signifies the beginning of building a more equitable country.

COMMENT | Malaysia is shamefully backward in gender inclusion in the world.

LETTER | Policies that prohibit or compel the wearing of the headscarf are equally discriminatory.

COMMENT | Now, what we need most is for enforcement of this law to be made effective.