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Right To Be Safe By Loh Cheng Kooi Women s Centre for Change WCC 24-D, Jalan Jones, 10250 Penang Email: wccwccpenang

. Violence Against Women ( VAW)Encompasses physical, sexual and psychological violence occurring..Within the HomeIn the family, including battering, sexual abuse of female child in the household, marital rape and other traditional practices harmful to women, non-spousal violenceOutside t

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Right To Be Safe By Loh Cheng Kooi Women s Centre for Change WCC 24-D, Jalan Jones, 10250 Penang Email: wccwccpenang

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    4. Role of the State The State should pursue by all appropriate means …. To prevent, investigate….punish acts of VAW To punish and redress the wrongs caused to women who are subjected to violence. Women who are subjected to violence should be provided with access to the mechanisms of justice and To seek just and effective remedies for the harm that they have suffered…. UN Declaration on the Elimination of VAW

    6. Domestic Violence Wife battering includes physical, mental, emotional, sexual, social and economic deprivation

    7. Domestic Violence

    10. Rape Cases

    12. Sexual Harassment

    13. Copthorne Hotel 4 women filed sexual harassment by GM -The Industrial Court awarded the complainants damages

    15. Women’s Right to be Safe Govt. must give recognition and priority to women’s safety Political Will to make VAW a national priority. Nearly 10,000 victims at current rate per year

    16. Improvement in Medical Services Sexual assault victims needs trained and competent personnel Gender sensitising medical personnel to identify and treat VAW survivors Lack of trained counsellors to handle sexual assault survivors Allocation for resources for OSCC at Emergency Dept

    17. Improvement in Police Personnel Better trained front desk police, investigating police officers and collection of evidence. In a WCC court research on sexual crimes in Malaysia year 2005-2007, we found that 45% of rape cases were dismissed not amounting to acquittal (DNAA). Only 4% of rape cases that went to court trials were convicted

    18. Societal Role a) Challenging gender roles and mindset of women’s roles and sexuality Change male and female attitude and mentality towards women. b) Rape and women’s sexuality Rape survivors are stigmatised by patriarchal society as “being impure and dirty”. Hence many rape survivors choose to remain silent. c) Stop Blaming the victim Often society, including women blame victims for causing the rape, eg, going out with boyfriend at night. d) Changing male attitudes Ending sexist attitudes in Parliament

    19. Role of Women’s Groups

    20. Joint Action Group for Gender Equality (JAG) (WCC, SIS, WAO, AWAM and WDC/Empower) in coalition with other women’s groups have successfully campaigned: 1. Amendments to the Rape Laws (1988) setting up of women IO for rape cases min rape sentence of 5 years, and max 20 years women IOs accompanying rape survivors to hospitals 2. Amendments to Rape Laws In 2006, inclusion of aggravated rape with an increase max. sentencing of 30 years To expand sexual assault to “include the use of any object into the vagina and anus”.

    21. 2. Passing of the DVA in 1994 setting up of the One Stop Crisis Centre in all state hospitals service centre and shelters for abused women by women’s groups Amendment to Penal Code in 2006 Any husband who causes hut in order to have sexual intercourse with his wife can be punished up to 5 years.

    22. Govt’s role to protect its citizens from violence, our right to be safe in our home and public Shared responsibility of the society, women, men, and the communities to ensure that women’s safety is a right and not a demand.

    23. THANK YOU & BE SAFE

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