On 27 March 2021, Dr Madeline Berma made a statement on her Facebook page (which has since been deleted), which detailed her paper on the ‘Human Rights of Sex Workers in Malaysia’. It is appalling that a commissioner for human rights in Malaysia has fallen hook, line and sinker for the deception created by the multi-billion-dollar […]
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Dalam satu penghakiman kes Kamariah binti Ali dan lain-lain lawan Kerajaan Negeri Kelantan dan satu lagi (2002) 3 MLJ 657, Y.A Abdul Hamid Mohammad, Hakim Mahkamah Rayuan menyebut “Perlembagaan itu sendiri memberi kuasa kepada Badan Perundangan Negeri (bagi negeri-negeri) untuk mengkanunkan Hukum Syarak dalam perkara-perkara yang disebut dalam Senarai II, Senarai Negeri, Jadual Kesembilan, Perlembagaan […]
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The Equality Act (EA), a US legislation whose purpose is to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation, and other related purposes was first introduced on 18 February 2021. The bill was passed by the US House of Representatives on 25 February 2021 and was received by the House of […]
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I dream of a day where celebrations of women’s day become entirely about women. Where world leaders stop talking about gender equality on women’s day as if being equal is the highest form of recognition we seek for in defining our roles as women. Women of Malaysia are finding stars, flying rockets, competing to be […]
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Hari ini USA meraikan Akta Kesamarataan (Equality Act) dan perkara pertama yang mereka raikan ialah untuk “eligibility” (disengajakan salah ejaan). Ketika saya dijemput mewakili WAFIQ / USIM memberi pandangan tentang Akta Kesamarataan Gender di bengkel-bengkel dan mesyuarat yang dianjurkan oleh Kementerian Wanita, saya selalu menolak pandangan dan kertas kerja yang dibawa oleh kumpulan wanita pro-feminist […]
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“Sugar dating” or “sugaring” is a similar concept. The performance of exchanging love and companionship between males and females for financial backing is basically ‘prostitution’, disguising under a much elegant name. The founder of Sugarbook, Darren Chan who once said “if you’re not happy with the terms, you can always say no. Nobody is paying […]
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We are compelled to address the polemics on the legal position surrounding the criminality of sexual assault within a marital relationship as well as on the calls for the removal of the exception under Section 375 of the Penal Code, which excludes sexual intercourse by a man with his own wife by a valid marriage […]
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PERIBAHASA ‘kerbau dipegang talinya, manusia dipegang janjinya’ bagai tidak membawa apa-apa makna kepada penggubal undang-undang yang masih teragak-agak untuk meluluskan Rang Undang-Undang (RUU) Gangguan Seksual. Tahun 2020 yang seharusnya melihatkan pembentangan terperinci mengenai Akta tersebut menjadi tergendala akibat kemelut politik yang tiada penghujung ditambah pula penangguhan persidangan berikutan bencana Covid-19. Apa lagi rakyat mahu harapkan […]
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“APABILA kuasa dianggap peluang untuk memenuhi kepentingan diri dan bukan amanah untuk mengimarahkan bumi Allah, maka rosaklah tata urus pemerintahan yang akhirnya berkesudahan dengan kejatuhan sesebuah kerajaan dan keruntuhan sesuatu tamadun.” – Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah. Antara perihal yang dibangkitkan dalam Belanjawan 2021 tempoh hari adalah usaha kerajaan untuk memastikan keberkesanan Pelan Antirasuah Nasional (NACP). […]
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POLEMIK larangan jualan arak di kedai runcit dan serbaneka baru-baru ini telah menjemput pelbagai reaksi daripada netizen. Ramai di antara mereka yang menyambut baik namun tidak kurang juga yang mengecam. Tambahan, ada dalam kalangan pemimpin parti politik yang melenting apabila Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) pertama kali bercadang untuk memperkenalkan garis panduan baharu pelesenan minuman […]
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