This commentary was originally published in Business Times on 23 July 2020.
As domestic violence cases surged at the beginning of Singapore’s circuit breaker, attention was duly paid to how family, friends and neighbours could provide support to those at risk of abuse.
However, there is an o...
Written by Mahi Nair, AWARE intern
On 17, 19 and 22 June, AWARE hosted a series of online talks in collaboration with IRB Law, a Singapore-based law firm. IRB Law provides legal services and guidance across a broad range of issues, specialising in divorce, and is currently the largest Syariah law...
by an AWARE intern, age 24
“Nothing’s going to change anyway, so why bother?”
That was my overall approach to Singaporean politics for a lot of my life. Though my training as a History undergraduate made it second nature for me to question the status quo, it never struck me that I co...
On 30 June 2020, AWARE made a submission to the the United Nations Special Rapporteur on violence against women. Our submission focused on COVID-19 and the increase of domestic violence against women.
Compared to the same period last year, the AWARE Women's Helpline has received a 65%, 119%, ...
This post was originally published as a press release on 25 June 2020.
25 June 2020 - Gender-equality group AWARE received a total of 752 calls (including messages, online chats, emails and referrals) to its Helplines in May 2020.
This set a new all-time call record for the organisation, w...
Empathy. Empowerment. Resources.
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, AWARE has seen a worrying spike in domestic violence calls. The stress and anxiety sparked by COVID-19 is triggering abusers to lash out against people around them. At the same time, social distancing measures to stop the spre...
written by Saraniyah D/O V Saravanan
What are some common myths about domestic violence?
“We tend to think of domestic violence as spousal violence, but that’s not really true,” said Shailey Hingorani, Head of Research and Advocacy at AWARE, whereas domestic violence can be committed...
How can we legally protect ourselves and loved ones when faced with domestic violence? What are the laws surrounding civil and Syariah divorce in Singapore?
Join us for this free series of talks, where representatives from IRB Law will discuss domestic violence and both civil and Syariah divo...
This post was originally published as a press release on 1 June 2020.
1 June 2020 - Migrant wives are more vulnerable than Singaporean women to family violence, and face disadvantages in divorce, as they lack the independent right to reside in Singapore.
Those are the findings of gender-eq...
