Govt told to end 'institutionalised' rape culture

The Women's Aid Organisation (WAO) has urged Putrajaya to take concrete action to end the "institutionalised" rape culture.

In a statement today, WAO said the Education Ministry's request for evidence of period checks in schools and the police's response to the plight of a teenager who exposed a teacher for joking about rape were symptomatic of a system that consistently protects perpetrators...