12 May 2021
How are APC members improving their communities’ lives? In this column we’re highlighting stories of impact and change by our members, supported by APC subgranting. EMPOWER Malaysia has been contributing to women’s rights and gender equality through on-the-ground initiatives aimed at developing a more vibrant and just democracy.
Human rights group EMPOWER Malaysia has been a member of the APC network since 2017, focusing on advancing women s political equality through feminist and human rights principles. A key aspect of their work, in their own words, is “to create spaces for journeys of discovery and skill building”.
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Simon Momoh’s wife, Low Kar Hui, shows a picture of her husband on her phone at the Shah Alam High Court April 21, 2021. Picture by Miera Zulyana
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SHAH ALAM, April 23 The High Court today ordered for Nigerian man Simon Adavize Momoh to be released, which means he would be able to be reunited with his Malaysian wife and their two young Malaysian children soon.
High Court judge Datuk Ab Karim Ab Rahman ordered for the release to be done as soon as practical, after having found that Simon was detained unlawfully and unconstitutionally.
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Couples with one foreign partner finding it next to impossible to reunite due to ‘gender discriminatory’ regulations Pix for representational purpose only.
PETALING JAYA: Life over the past two years has been a rollercoaster ride for Noor. Her husband, who is from China but now stranded in Singapore, is unable to return to Malaysia to join her and their 21-month-old son.
Sara is in the same predicament. She was looking forward to her wedding but the lockdown to curb the spread of Covid-19 in March last year prevented her from joining her fiancé in the United States.
Noor and her husband, and Sara and her fiancé, are just two among 21,000 couples, known as “bi-national” couples, who have been separated by national borders because of the pandemic.