Why do we blame victims, again and again?

PENANG Women’s Development Corporation (PWDC) would like a clarification from Federal

Territories Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor. Is he suggesting that victims be punished instead of the harassers, following his advice to women to dress shabbily in public to avoid sexual harassment?

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