{
  "id": 6718204,
  "title": "From complaint to compensation: How victims in Malaysia are winning sexual harassment cases",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/from-complaint-to-compensation-how-victims-in-malaysia-are-winning",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-11T06:32:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/09/11/from-complaint-to-compensation-how-victims-in-malaysia-are-winning-sexual-harassment-cases/234818"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Sexual Harassment Tribunal Agency (Tags) under the Malaysian Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development (KPWKM) has recorded 134 sexual harassment complaints over a two-year period. Out of these, 90 cases were successfully resolved. Tags, established on March 8, 2024, serves as a crucial platform for victims seeking resolution and redress for these incidents. Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri emphasized that the numbers only cover complaints received at KPWKM counters and do not include police reports. Notably, four male victims and children have also utilized this platform to seek redress.\n\nNancy highlighted that some victims have won their cases and received compensation. She further stressed that KPWKM continues to offer support through advocacy, education, and easily accessible assistance channels to empower victims to speak up against sexual harassment. The minister also shared that 4,646 domestic violence cases had been reported nationwide up to July of the current year, including 424 cases in Sabah. Nancy stressed that comprehensive, integrated, and sustained action is necessary to ensure women's safety, calling for a whole-of-government and whole-of-society approach.\n\nShe advised victims of violence or sexual harassment to have the courage to speak up through proper channels and to preserve any evidence that could assist in the process of seeking redress.",
  "summary": "SEMPORNA, Sept 11 — The Sexual Harassment Tribunal Agency (Tags) under the Ministry of Women, Family and Community...",
  "key_points": [
    "Tags resolved 90 out of 134 sexual harassment complaints in 2 years",
    "Minister Nancy Shukri noted male victims and children used the platform",
    "4,646 domestic violence cases reported nationwide up to July"
  ],
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      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "From complaint to compensation: How victims in Malaysia are winning sexual harassment cases",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/from-complaint-to-compensation-how-victims-in-malaysia-are-winning-6724574",
        "published": "2026-09-11T06:32:19.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}