In recent years, Hong Kong society has repeatedly confronted the realities of sexual violence, sexual harassment and online sexual exploitation. Survivors’ experiences have made it clear that our sexual offences law is no longer adequate for the world we live in today. Against this backdrop, the government has issued a consultation paper on improving the…
Hong Kong churches have been urged to broaden the implementation of anti-sexual harassment policies to better protect members after a survey found signs of spiritual leaders mishandling complaints, including downplaying incidents. A survey by the Hong Kong Christian Council’s Gender Justice Ministry also identified at least 69 victims who reportedly experienced varying degrees of sexual…
Workplace sexual harassment complaints in Hong Kong have jumped by 38 per cent year on year, according to the equality watchdog. The Equal Opportunities Commission recorded 315 such complaints in 2025, up from 228 the previous year, the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau said in a written response to legislative inquiries on Thursday. Employment‑related harassment…
EAST LANSING – Former Michigan State football coach Mel Tucker is asking a federal judge to consider an Ingham County judge’s finding that conversations he had with Brenda Tracy were consensual, not sexual harassment. Tucker’s attorney Rita Glavin argued in a Feb. 19 federal filing that because Ingham County Circuit Judge Wanda Stokes ruled that…
Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong highlighted the importance of aviation and aerospace while speaking at the opening of the Singapore Air Show 2026 on 2 February. (Photo: REUTERS/Isabel Kua) (REUTERS / Reuters) Aviation and aerospace will be the “twin, reinforcing engines of growth” for Singapore’s economy, according to Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong….
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One woman said she was given a six month contract with UNRWA after being pressured to sleep with an aid worker. Some Palestinian men have been exploiting the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, using resources as a way to pressure women into sexual interactions they would not have otherwise consented to, six local women…
The Chinese social media platform Weibo has shut down several accounts for “inciting gender antagonism” and vowed to continue cracking down on such behaviour. On Monday, the social media site announced via its official account that it had permanently closed an account named “Lilian Shuodao” for “continuously stigmatising the opposite sex and posting extreme anti-marriage…
A law student at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) has expressed “deep remorse” for using artificial intelligence (AI) tools to create pornographic images of female classmates and has voluntarily withdrawn from an overseas academic exchange programme, according to the institution. In a statement issued on Thursday, its second within five days in response to…
Lawmakers have criticised the government’s reluctance to introduce women-only areas on trains and buses in Hong Kong, questioning why they are not given the same privileges as those offered under a special travel scheme made for pets. Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung dismissed the idea of establishing designated zones for men and women on…