Sarawak Women for Women Society - Press Release - 31 May 2015 Now that the Court of Appeal has delivered its written judgment - in what has become known as the “finger rape” case it is clear that the learned judges clearly see the need for the Penal Code to be amended swiftly to avoid such outcomes…
Recently, a 60-year-old man was acquitted from statutory rape, even though evidence indicated that he fathered a child with the 15 year old girl. This Court of Appeal decision sent shockwaves across the nation. We have much to be concerned about. The names of sexual violence victims who have been brutalised, and whose perpetrators have never been…
Sarawak Women for Women Society - Press Release - 17 May 2015 Since the shock acquittal of a now 60 year-old man of raping a minor, SWWS is heartened by the call for the reform of the Penal Code by prominent female politicians, professionals in child protection and NGOs.Prompt reform of the Penal Code is urgently needed…
Sarawak Women for Women Society is shocked and appalled that a man, who caused his colleague’s then 14 year-old daughter to conceive a child, has walked free after the Appeal Court found his conviction on four charges of rape unsound on 7 May 2015. This is even more perplexing when DNA testing proved he is the father…