Written by Mahi Nair, AWARE intern
On 17, 19 and 22 June, AWARE hosted a series of online talks in collaboration with IRB Law, a Singapore-based law firm. IRB Law provides legal services and guidance across a broad range of issues, specialising in divorce, and is currently the largest Syariah law...
How can we legally protect ourselves and loved ones when faced with domestic violence? What are the laws surrounding civil and Syariah divorce in Singapore?
Join us for this free series of talks, where representatives from IRB Law will discuss domestic violence and both civil and Syariah divo...
This letter was originally published on The Straits Times on 5 October 2019.
by Chong Ning Qian, Senior Research Executive
The Housing Board recently announced that it will be more flexible on the income criteria for eligibility to rent flats under the Public Rental Scheme. This is a welc...
Our “Your Stories” series are submissions shared with us via email or in one-on-one interviews, for the purposes of our research and campaigns. All names have been changed (unless the use of real names was explicitly permitted by the author), and we have sought permission to publish from the...
You are invited to attend a talk by Constance Singam, activist, author and former AWARE president, on the untold story of Singapore's Indian women.
'Little has been documented about the history of women in Singapore, and even less has been said about our Indian women.
Did you know, for ins...
Are you going through a divorce or contemplating one? In this talk, lawyer Ameera Bajrai will be discussing the laws surrounding both marriage and divorce for Muslims in Singapore.
Learn about family disputes, divorce proceedings under Syariah law, custody of children and division of matrimon...
Gender equality group AWARE applauds the long awaited repeal of marital immunity for rape and the decriminalisation of suicide in its submission to the public consultation on the Penal Code review. To increase reporting of sexual crimes, the group recommends comprehensive education for the public, p...
By Diana Rahim
First published here.
“The last time I was beaten terribly was during my fourth pregnancy.”
“My older sister would ask our neighbours for an egg or something to feed us.”
“[He would] demand sex even when she was still recovering from multiple miscarriages.”
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This post was originally published as a press release on 7 March 2018.
Gender equality group AWARE commends the Government’s move to lift the three-year time-bar imposed on divorced couples for purchase of subsidised housing, urging the state to apply the removal to all, regardless of their car...
