Positive response to anti-sexual harassment law
By Neville Timothy Sanders & Jacintha Jolene KUCHING: On Wednesday (July 20), the Dewan Rakyat passed the Anti-Sexual Harassment Bill. Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Rina Harun said the Bill was a manifestation of the commitment of the government to prevent sexual harassment among the genders. The sexual harassment laws received a […]
Thumbs-up to Anti-Sexual Harassment Bill
KUCHING: The Anti-Sexual Harassment Bill passed in Parliament Dewan Rakyat is seen as a first step in acknowledging the pervasiveness of the problem of sexual harassment in the country. It is also a deterrent against inappropriate behaviour. Sarawak Women and Family Council committee member Prof Dr Ida Fatimawati Adi Badiozaman said with the bill in […]
Women’s NGO wants broad Anti-Sexual Harassment Bill
KUCHING: The Sarawak Women for Women Society (SWWS) has expressed hope that the proposed Anti-Sexual Harassment Bill, expected to be tabled this December in Parliament, will be comprehensive. Its president Margaret Bedus said this is so that all forms of sexual harassment would be covered and there would be effective channels for justice. She said […]
