This post was originally published as a press release on 29 July 2021.
29 July 2021 - Implement comprehensive sexuality education covering consent, violence and gender roles in all schools in Singapore. Place a legal obligation on employers to address workplace harassment. Impose a temporary,...
Join us this Friday for a conversation with Catherine Chang, Holly Apsley and AWARE on Twitter Spaces to discuss the new website Solid Ground and topics relating to technology-facilitated sexual violence (TFSV).
Solid Ground guides users through various steps they can take if they experience any ...
This op-ed was originally published in Channel NewsAsia on 2 July 2021.
Five years ago, in June 2016, a man was jailed for 12 months for stalking and harassing his former lover.
It was a historic case – the first conviction of a stalker under the Protection from Harassment Act, or POHA.
U...
Content warning: child sexual abuse and domestic violence
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 t...
"Are you sure that happened? Why didn't you fight back? You should have known better." These are some common responses survivors of sexual assault have heard, which may further their feelings of doubt, guilt and shame.
It is not always easy for survivors to tell someone about what happened; i...
This op-ed was originally published in Channel NewsAsia on 5 May 2021.
SINGAPORE: It took unusual presence of mind from a National University of Singapore student for a new rash of Telegram chat groups circulating obscene images of women to come to public attention last month.
These groups wer...
This commentary was originally posted on CNA on 1 April 2021.
SINGAPORE: On Mar 3, 33-year-old marketing executive Sarah Everard went missing in London while walking home from a friend’s house at around 9pm.
About a week later, a London police officer was charged with her murder. Hours after...
With effect from 1 April 2021, the Sexual Assault Care Centre (SACC) first response channels—namely, the SACC Helpline, WhatsApp, and email service—will operate from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. from Mondays to Fridays. The SACC Helpline had previously operated from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
We have adjust...
Written by Danesha Shah
On 6 March 2021, AWARE hosted a virtual panel, Violence in a Click—how do we close the tab on tech-facilitated sexual violence?, with the support of the High Commission of Canada.
The panel included the two teams working with AWARE under the “Taking Ctrl, Findin...
