Govt urged to tackle misogyny


PETALING JAYA: As recent incidents have put the systemic rape culture in Malaysia under the spotlight, women’s rights advocates are calling for an end to this, saying the country is in need of societal changes.More comprehensive laws and plans are also needed to stamp out rape culture, which is perpetuated by misogynistic language, the objectification of women’s bodies as well as the glamorisation and normalisation of sexual violence, they said.

Special Adviser (Law and Human Rights) to the Prime Minister Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said said perhaps it was time that the National Human Rights Action Plan (NHRAP) 2018 was revisited and its recommendations implemented.

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