SlutWalk Singapore drives home the message that victim-blaming and slut-shaming should be eradicated.
It all started with a single sentence - women should avoid dressing like sluts in order to not be victimized.
Constable Michael Sanguinettis statement at a York University safety forum in ...
November 25, the International Day For The Elimination Of Violence Against Women, marks the start of 16 Days Of Activism Against Gender Violence.
This period of activism aims to raise awareness and trigger action on this pervasive human rights violation, significantly ending on Human Rights D...
The following are excerpts of debates on unwed mothers, sex education, pregnant employees, paternity leave, domestic violence, and the role of the new Ministry of Social & Family Development. These took place during the Aug 13, Sept 10 & 11 sittings of Parliament.
UNWED MOTHERS
Acting Mi...
This event is part of the AWARE Roundtable Sexual autonomy, free of coercion! series.
Why speak against autonomy? Why question freedom, empowerment, identity claims, calls for inclusion, or demands for recognition? And why especially challenge calls for embodied autonomy?
Taking a cue f...
Transparency in court cases is conducive to accountability. However, the provisions for discretionary and compulsory anonymity can sometimes serve a greater interest.
By Michael Hor
The recent media excitement over several criminal prosecutions involving a sexual element has created some discomf...
This letter from AWARE was published in the Straits Times Forum on June 15, 2012. Read the published version here.
We applaud Singapore’s ratification of the ILO Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health Convention ("S'pore adopts ILO labour standards", Straits Times, June 6, 2012...
Our Roundtable Discussions over the next few months will be part of a series under the theme Sexual Autonomy, Free Of Coercion.
Womens right to sexual autonomy is imposed upon by many coercive forces, including laws, policies, religious prescriptions, cultural values, family structures, so...
In February, the Inter-agency Taskforce on Trafficking in Persons sought public feedback on the proposed National Plan of Action, which will guide Singapore’s response to trafficking in persons (also known as TIP) from 2012-2015.
AWARE submitted our recommendations for tackling TIP, a sign...
The following is an excerpt of the debate on the repeal of Section 157(d) of the Evidence Act and the issue of marital rape during the February 14 sitting of Parliament.
K Shanmugam
Law Minister; Foreign Affairs Minister; Member of Parliament for Nee Soon GRC
Section 157(d) of the Evidence ...
