[caption id="attachment_5531" align="alignleft" width="215"] Time to review the statutory rape laws[/caption]
It is time that our laws recognize that all young people need protection from sexual predators, that boys need as much protection as girls.
Existing laws on statutory rape were formula...
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This letter was published in The New Paper on 31st Mar 2010
By Corinna Lim
We refer to your report on the sexual harassment incidents which took place at the YOG's Chef de Mission Seminar.
The fact that there w...
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AWARE's Letter to the ST Forum published March 15 2010
There are two issues that concern us in this matter.
Firstly, the issue puts paid to the notion that a husband's extra-marital affairs are acceptable as long ...
Many thanks to all who responded to our call to support the White Ribbon campaign, the worldwide effort to end violence against women, by signing our online petition.
By wearing a white ribbon, a man is making a personal pledge to never commit, condone or remain silent about violence against ...
By Dana Lam, AWARE President
[caption id="attachment_3249" align="alignleft" width="180"] Illustration by alterelfo[/caption]
I’m writing this on a Saturday. Unless things have changed, several hundred Singapore men are likely to have been on the first boat to Batam this morning. Awaiting th...
2006 - AWARE presented our feedback on the proposed amendments to the Penal Code in 2006. In particular, AWARE commended the government for enacting Sections 376(B) to 376(D), prohibiting the prostitution of minors within Singapore and overseas. AWARE also provided detailed feedback on sections that...
