JULY 15 — KRYSS Network condemns the online gender-based violence and harassment directed at participants/speakers of “Parlimen Digital” and call for the Malaysian government to take the necessary measures to defend the rights to public and political participation equally for all, and...
Wednesday, 15 Jul 2020 01:10 PM MYT
They had every right to raise these issues, a right to expression protected under Article 10 of the Federal Constitution. However, some members of the audience mocked and ridiculed these participants/speakers questioning their “legitimacy.” The speakers faced various forms of online gender-based violence, including mob attacks, sexual harassment, threats of physical violence and racist comments.
The fact is women and girls, in all their diversity, face a disproportionate backlash for their public and political participation, online or offline. Just on Monday, in Parliament, a racist, colourist and sexist remark was made by Baling MP, Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim, against Batu Kawan MP Kasthuri Patto.
We urge the government to take the threats to women’s public and political participation seriously. We especially urge the government to set up an inter-ministerial task force to which female victims could directly report incidents of online gender-based violence and harassment.
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