#MeToo & the Media Panel

The #metoo tsunami has led to greater awareness and a change of behaviours in many Western countries. In Asia, such as Hong Kong, China and Japan it has barely made a ripple. The brave women who have filed complaints have suffered victim blaming, family stigma and media bullying. Is speaking out really worth it? We ask this question and more with our panellist – women who have sacrificed their own personal reputations to ensure many more people are safe.

EventsACSVAWJune 21, 2019MeToo, 2019

Hong Kong lawmakers and ngos welcome plan for law against voyeurism and upskirt photography

Linda Wong, executive director of the Association Concerning Sexual Violence Against Women (ACSVAW), said on Thursday that the group supported the report.
“I appreciate the [proposed] amendment by the Law Reform Commission,” Wong said. “We also receive a lot of questions from women, for example, whether the law can tackle women being photographed while breastfeeding?”

CoverageACSVAWMay 4, 20192019

LRC's Report on Voyeurism and Non-consensual Upskirt Photography patches current legal loopholes though lacks protection for victims of non-consensual distribution of intimate images

The Association welcomes the recent release of Report on Voyeurism and Non-consensual Upskirt Photography by the Law Reform Commission (LRC) on the 30th April 2019. The Association would anticipate the proposed legal reform can be implemented as soon as possible to patch the current legal loopholes.

ACSVAW, Press ReleaseACSVAWMay 3, 2019imagebasedsexualabuse, 2019

Association Concerning Sexual Violence Against Women's response to the release of Report on Voyeurism and Non-consensual upskirt-photography by the Law Reform Commission

The Association Concerning Sexual Violence Against Women would express its anticipation and concerns towards the release of the Law Reform Commission's Report on Voyeurism and Non-consensual upskirt-photography on 30th April 2019.

Press Release, ACSVAWACSVAWApril 30, 20192019, imagebasedsexualabuse, Law Reform Commission

RainLily Submission on The Third Review of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on the Universal Periodic Review of the United Nations Human Rights Council

RainLily, PaperACSVAWApril 15, 20192019, Universal Periodic Review

RainLily Retrospective Report Uncovers Survivors' Delayed Presentation A Major Issue Despite Rising Trend or Reported Sexual Violence Cases

RainLily launched a major report, ‘The living evidence of sexual violence against women in Hong Kong: A retrospective study of RainLily’s crisis services (2000-2018)’ at the report launch seminar at the City University of Hong Kong.

Seminar/Symposium, Press Release, RainLilyACSVAWMarch 9, 2019iwd

Underage victims of sex crimes wait 10 times longer than adults to seek help, with one case taking 58 years, Hong Kong study finds

CoverageACSVAWMarch 9, 20192019

HKFP: 'It was mentally traumatising': Sexual violence survivors call for one-stop crisis centres at Hong Kong public hospitals

The “one-stop” model has proven successful in other countries. In Taipei City Hospital’s Renai Branch in Taiwan, the average wait time at their one-stop crisis centre is seven hours – two hours for medical processing and five hours for police processing, according to Dr Chan Chying-chuan, chairperson of the department of obstetrics and gynaecology at the hospital.
“The provision of [a] further accessible, assuring, less lengthy and less traumatising environment for survivors can allow them to be more confident in seeking medical help and judicial justice as early as possible,” the RainLily spokesperson explained. “Through reducing systematic secondary trauma, we believe more survivors will be encouraged to come forward.”

CoverageACSVAWFebruary 6, 20192019

ACSVAW Statement on LegCo's Debate on 'Requesting the Government to set up crisis support centres for sexual violence victims and abused children in public hospitals'

Judicial, medical, and social services are equally vital and closely intersecting in the handling of sexual violence incidents…

ACSVAW, PaperACSVAWDecember 31, 20182018

Care and more - RainLily Flag Day 2018

Events, RainLilyACSVAWSeptember 19, 20182018

ACSVAW Submission on "Law Reform Commission's Consultation Paper 'Miscellaneous Sexual Offences'"

Paper, ACSVAWACSVAWAugust 15, 20182018

RainLily Submission on "An outline of the topics to be covered in the fourth report of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region under the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discriminat…

Paper, RainLilyACSVAWJuly 1, 20182018

ACSVAW Submission on "An outline of the topics to be covered in the fourth report of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region under the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discriminatio…

ACSVAW, PaperACSVAWJuly 1, 20182018

Symposium on Sexual Violence in Asia

The Symposium on Sexual Violence in Asia is co-organised by The Centre for Criminology, the Department of Sociology, The School of Public Health of the University of Hong Kong and RainLily. With regional and international experts in the field to share experience and latest information on pushing forward one-stop sexual violence support service, and advocacy in policy reform.

RainLily, Seminar/SymposiumACSVAWJune 2, 20182018

SCMP : Eight in 10 victims of sexual violence know their attackers, and many are afraid to report incidents to police, Hong Kong study shows

CoverageACSVAWMay 30, 20182018

RainLily releases the past 17 years’ service data

Press Release, RainLilyACSVAWMay 30, 20182018

RainLily x Best Actress

ONE out of SEVEN women in Hong Kong have experienced sexual violence. RainLily premiered ‘The Best Actress’ ad during this year’s Hong Kong Film Awards presentation ceremony, imploring all of us to step up against sexual violence. The three stories appeared in the ad are all real-life cases, including: child sexual abuse, intimate partner violence, and workplace sexual harassment.

RainLily, Press ReleaseACSVAWApril 15, 20182018, Hong Kong Film Awards