Parliament passes sexual harassment and sexual offences bills
28 Apr 2014, 6:04 PM
Lucy Lovell
Parliament passed the sexual harassment bill and sexual offences bill yesterday (April 27).
Opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) MP Rozaina Adam – chair of the committee that evaluated the sexual harassment bill – told Minivan News that while the passage of the legislation was a positive step, there was still a lot of work to be done on combating the internalised effects of sexual harassment.
The sexual harassment bill was submitted in January 2013 by Rozaina, and aims to ensure gender discrimination is made illegal at workplaces, educational institutes, and other service providers such as hospitals.
“Previously there was no law or any regulation from which they could seek help. I think now the women have a place to go,” she explained.
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