The Protection from Harassment Bill is an exciting step forward for women’s rights in Singapore and a major advocacy success for AWARE.

But even as we celebrate the greater protections and remedies it affords, as well as the cultural shift it will hopefully herald, questions remain about the new law’s gaps and shortcomings.  What legal ambiguities remain in the remedies?  How will the Protection Order operate in practice?  What can we do to ensure employer responsibility also gets onto the legislative agenda?

Join us at a special roundtable on 1 April to explore these and other questions.

Event details:
Date: 1 April, Tuesday
Time: 7.00 – 9.00 pm
Venue: AWARE Centre

Please click here to register!

Speakers:

Corinna Lim is the Executive Director of AWARE. An experienced lawyer, Corinna has counselled many victims of harassment and stalking through AWARE’s support services, including the Sexual Assault Befrienders Service. Corinna worked closely with the Ministry of Law for the creation of this bill.

Associate Professor Chan Wing Cheong, Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore, is a regular speaker at conferences and forums on criminal law and family law. His research interests lie in criminal and family law, extending to child law, victims of crime and elder law.