Emergency leaves sexual harassment victims vulnerable as new law delayed

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The suspension of Parliament due to the emergency declaration has left sexual harassment victims vulnerable as MPs are now unable to debate or approve a bill to criminalise the offence.There are also concerns about the plight of domestic violence victims, who are now trapped again with their abusers due to the movement control order (MCO) being implemented in five states and three federal territories.The situation is such that some, who are against the emergency, are open to Putrajaya advising the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to enact emergency ordinances if they would give better protection to victims in the interim.The All Women's Action Society (Awam) said they received 10 cases of sexual harassment in the first 12 days of 2021.For 2020, the group received 162 cases, of which 68 were online sexual harassment."It can be safely estimated for each report made, at least five …