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  2. Children's rights in Malaysia - Wikipedia

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    Children's rights in Malaysia have progressed since Malaysia acceded to the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) in 1995 and introduced the Child Act in 2001. Government and civil society initiatives to realise and uphold the rights of children has resulted in progress in the field of education and primary healthcare for children.

  3. Child Act 2001 - Wikipedia

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    Child protection, child development Status: In force The Child Act 2001 ( Malay : Akta Kanak-Kanak 2001 ) is a Malaysian law which served to consolidate the Juvenile Courts Act 1947 [Act 90], the Women and Girls Protection Act 1973 [Act 106], and the Child Protection Act 1991 [Act 468]. [ 1 ]

  4. Women in Malaysia - Wikipedia

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    Women in Malaysia receive support from the Malaysian government concerning their rights to advance, to make decisions, to health, education and social welfare, and to the removal of legal obstacles. The Malaysian government has ensured these factors through the establishment of Ministry of National Unity and Social Development in 1997 (formerly ...

  5. Feminism in Malaysia - Wikipedia

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    The history of feminist movement in Malaysia, its birth and the usage of the very term 'feminist' are contested. Unlike the history of the feminist movement in Britain and the United States for instance, the struggle for women's rights in Malaysia were not founded on women's right to vote. Like many other postcolonial countries during the fall ...

  6. Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development

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    The Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development (Malay: Kementerian Pembangunan Wanita, Keluarga dan Masyarakat; Jawi: كمنترين ڤمباڠونن وانيتا، كلوارڬ دان مشاركت ‎), abbreviated KPWKM, is a ministry of the Government of Malaysia responsible for social welfare: children, women, family, community, older people, destitute, homeless, disaster victim ...

  7. UNICEF Malaysia - Wikipedia

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    UNICEF Malaysia Team with Upin & Ipin.. UNICEF Malaysia is one of over 190 national offices of the United Nations Children’s Fund.Since its establishment in 1954, UNICEF Malaysia has been on the ground to uphold the rights of children in Malaysia, including their right to an education, healthcare and protection from abuse and exploitation.

  8. Human rights in Malaysia - Wikipedia

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    Malaysia, according to Amnesty International, "is a destination and, to a lesser extent, a source and transit country for women and children trafficked for the purpose of commercial sexual exploitation, and men, women, and children for forced labour... Malaysia improved from Tier 3 to the Tier 2 Watch List for 2008 when it enacted comprehensive ...

  9. Women's Aid Organisation - Wikipedia

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    Women's Aid Organisation (WAO) is a Malaysian non-governmental organisation that fights for women's rights and specifically against violence against women.It was founded in 1982 and continues to play a leading role in the Malaysian women's rights movement working within the fields of advocacy, public education as well as law and policy reforms.