From complaint to compensation: How victims in Malaysia are winning sexual harassment cases

The Sexual Harassment Tribunal Agency (Tags), under the Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development (KPWKM), recorded 134 sexual harassment complaints over two years, resolving 90 cases successfully.

Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri emphasized Tags' role in helping victims, noting the inclusion of male victims and children in their support services.

With ongoing advocacy and support initiatives, she highlighted the need for comprehensive action to enhance women's safety.

Additionally, she urged victims to report incidents and maintain evidence for redress.

SEMPORNA, Sept 11 — The Sexual Harassment Tribunal Agency (Tags) under the Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development (KPWKM) recorded 134 sexual harassment complaints over a two-year period, with 90 of them successfully resolved.

Its Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said the figures showed that Tags, which was established on March 8, 2024, played an important role as a main avenue for helping victims seek resolution and redress for the incidents they experienced.

“The figure only covers complaints received at KPWKM counters and does not include police reports. Male victims and children can also use this platform to seek redress. So far this year, four male victims have filed cases with the tribunal.

“Some victims have also won their cases and received compensation,” she told reporters after officiating the Semporna Zero Tolerance for Violence: Advocacy Against Sexual Harassment and End Violence Against Women programmes here yesterday.

She said KPWKM continued to provide support through advocacy, education and the provision of easily accessible assistance channels so that victims would not continue to remain silent when faced with sexual harassment.

Elaborating on the domestic violence statistics, Nancy said 4,646 cases had been reported nationwide up to July this year, including 424 cases in Sabah.

“The figures show that women’s safety requires more comprehensive, integrated and sustained action through a whole-of-government and whole-of-society approach,” she said.

In addition, Nancy advised victims of violence or sexual harassment to have the courage to speak up through the proper channels and to keep evidence that could assist in the process of seeking redress. — Bernama

* Editor’s note: KPWKM are the Malay initials for the Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development.

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隶属于妇女、家庭和社区发展部 (KPWKM) 的性骚扰法庭机构 (Tags) 在两年内记录了 134 起性骚扰投诉，成功解决了 90 起案件。

部长拿督斯里南希·舒克里强调了Tags在帮助受害者方面发挥的作用，并指出他们的支持服务涵盖了男性受害者和儿童。

她通过持续的倡导和支持举措，强调了采取全面行动来加强妇女安全的必要性。

此外，她还敦促受害者举报事件并保留证据以便寻求赔偿。

仙本那，9月11日讯——妇女、家庭及社区发展部（KPWKM）下属的性骚扰仲裁机构（Tags）在两年内记录了134起性骚扰投诉，其中90起已成功解决。

其部长拿督斯里南希·舒克里表示，数据显示，成立于2024年3月8日的Tags在帮助受害者寻求解决和补救其所经历事件方面发挥了重要作用，是其主要途径。

“该数据仅涵盖在妇女、家庭和儿童权利中心（KPWKM）柜台收到的投诉，不包括警方报案。男性受害者和儿童也可以通过此平台寻求救济。今年到目前为止，已有四名男性受害者向法庭提起诉讼。”

“一些受害者也赢得了诉讼并获得了赔偿，”她在昨天于此地主持仙本那零容忍暴力：反对性骚扰和终止对妇女的暴力行为项目后告诉记者。

她表示，KPWKM将继续通过宣传、教育和提供便捷的援助渠道来提供支持，以便受害者在面对性骚扰时不再保持沉默。

南希进一步阐述了家庭暴力统计数据，称截至今年7月，全国已报告4646起案件，其中沙巴州有424起。

“数据显示，要保障妇女安全，需要采取更全面、更综合、更持久的行动，这需要政府全员和社会全员的共同努力，”她说。

此外，南希建议暴力或性骚扰受害者要有勇气通过正当渠道发声，并保留有助于寻求赔偿的证据。——马新社

* 编辑注：KPWKM 是马来语中“妇女、家庭及社区发展部”的缩写。

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