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Malaysia: PM must create safer political spaces for women and minority groups

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August 18, 2023

Malaysia: PM must create safer political spaces for women and minority groups

Source: Aliran


Women’s Aid Organisation (WAO) and Architects of Diversity (AOD) strongly condemn the tone and the manner in which Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim responded to a young Indian woman, who is a student at the “Temu Anwar” session in Kepala Batas, on 5 August.

The interruption before she could complete her question on quotas in public institutions as well as concerns on meritocracy perpetuates condescension and clamping down on freedom of expression in interactions with women in political forums.

Click here to read the full article published by Aliran on 14 August 2023.

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Women’s Aid Organisation (WAO) and Architects of Diversity (AOD) strongly condemn the tone and the manner in which Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim responded to a young Indian woman, who is a student at the “Temu Anwar” session in Kepala Batas, on 5 August.

The interruption before she could complete her question on quotas in public institutions as well as concerns on meritocracy perpetuates condescension and clamping down on freedom of expression in interactions with women in political forums.

Click here to read the full article published by Aliran on 14 August 2023.

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