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The feminist movement in Malaysia is a multicultural coalition of women's organisations committed to the end of gender-based discrimination, harassment and violence against women. Having first emerged as women's shelters in the mid 1980s, [1] feminist women's organisations in Malaysia later developed alliances with other social justice movements
On September 9. 2021, Malaysia’s High Court ruled in favor of a group of Malaysian mothers who were seeking to pass on their nationality to their children born overseas. The judge ruled that the current citizenship law on its own is discriminatory and must be read together with another constitutional clause that outlaws gender discrimination ...
Sexual harassment at the workplace is a major problem in Malaysia. [10] The prevalence of sexual harassment in Malaysia has been studied across different settings; within the civil service, [11] [12] [13] various public and private workplaces such as hospitals, [14] hotels, [15] small and medium businesses, [16] as well as various higher education institutions, [17] both public [18] and ...
The International Journal of Discrimination and the Law is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal covering the field of law in connection with discrimination.The issues covered in this journal include racism and sex discrimination, the treatment of asylum-seekers and refugees, immigration and nationality, discrimination on grounds disability, sexual or political orientation, age and ill ...
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal is a peer-reviewed academic journal publishing research on 'equality, diversity, and inclusion' (EDI), also called 'diversity, equity, and inclusion' (DEI), an organizational frameworks which seek to promote "the fair treatment and full participation of all people", particularly groups "who have historically been underrepresented or ...
In all 13 states and 3 federal territories of Malaysia, there are shariah law provisions in place that prohibit or restrict homosexual intercouse or gender expression of Muslim LGBTQ community in varying degrees, majority of which are often loosely defined and gender specific, unlike the Penal Code at the federal level. [21]
On 3 September 2018, two women found guilty of attempting to have sex were caned in Terengganu, a conservative northeastern state in Malaysia, ruled by the Islamist opposition party Pan-Malaysian Islamist Party (PAS). It received criticisms from various rights groups such as Justice for Sisters and the Women's Aid Organization in Malaysia.
The Constitution of Malaysia forbids discrimination against citizens based on sex, religion, and race, but also accords a "special position" in Article 153 of the Constitution, to Bumiputera, the indigenous peoples of Malaysia including ethnic Malays and members of tribes indigenous to the states of Sabah and Sarawak in eastern Malaysia. Those ...