The Association is currently gathering experiences related to "stealthing" and other forms of sexual violence to better understand the harm caused by such acts and the difficulties in seeking help, as well as to advocate for relevant legal and policy reforms.
Read MoreAssociation Concerning Sexual Violence Against Women and RainLily announce Doris Chong Tsz-Wai as the new Executive Director. Doris will lead the organisations in her new position from 1 March 2023. Linda Wong Sau-Yung, the co-founder of the Association and the long-serving Executive Director of the Association and RainLily, will take up a new role as the organisations’ Consultant.
Read MoreThe International Webinar on Image-Based Sexual Violence focuses on emerging forms of technology-facilitated sexual violence and the responding legislative measures addressing the issue regionally and globally.
Read MoreThe Chief Executive has delivered 2021 Policy Address in the Legislative Council on 6th October 2021. However, there has been no measures and policy recommendations addressing supports to victim-survivors of sexual violence.
Read MoreThe Legislative Council has passed the Crimes (Amendment) Bill 2021 on 30 September 2021. The amendment will patch a loophole that was prompted by the Court of Final Appeal’s 2019 ruling on the offence of ‘Access to computer with criminal or dishonest intent’ should not be applied to suspects using their own computer, and further criminalise a range of Image-Based Sexual Violence (IBSV) behaviours that involve non-consensual taking, sharing, and threatening to share intimate images.
Read MoreSubmission to LegCo Bill Committee on Crimes (Amendment) Bill 2021 by Association Concerning Sexual Violence Against Women.
Read MoreOn International Women’s Day (8th March), ACSVAW announces ‘Take-Down Assistance’ (‘Ta-DA’), a new service to assist victim-survivors of non-consensual distribution of intimate images to request online platforms for removal and related follow up. The Association, in the meantime, calls for the government to act proactively in safeguarding rights of victim-survivors that have experienced any forms of image-based sexual abuse, particularly to cover threats to sharing intimate images in the on-going legislative work on ‘Voyeurism, and non-consensual photography of intimate parts, and related offences.
Read MoreThe Association Concerning Sexual Violence Against Women’s preliminary response to the release of consultation paper on Sentencing and Related Matters in the Review of Sexual Offences by The Law Reform Commission.
Read MoreThe Association’s submission on Security Bureau’s Consultation on the Proposed Introduction of Offences of Voyeurism, Intimate Prying, Non-consensual Photography of Intimate Parts, and Related Offences.
Read MoreThe Gender-friendly Environment Group under the Association has conducted an online survey on public experience of encountering or witnessing sexual violence in MTR in the past three years, and collected 419 valid responses.
Read MoreThe Association has launched its latest report on Image-Based Sexual Violence (IBSV), “Survey Report on Image-Based Sexual Violence 影像性暴力經驗問卷調查報告,” at a press conference on 7 March 2020. The survey, completed between May, 2019 and January, 2020, consists of an online questionnaire which collected responses from 206 victim-survivors and in-depth interviews with 11 victims-survivors
Read MoreThe Association welcomes the Law Reform Commission’s release of Review of Substantive Sexual Offences report this morning (5th December 2019). The report has offered final recommendations following years of consultation conducted by the Review of Sexual Offences Sub-committee. The Association expects these recommendations to be implemented shortly.
Read MoreThe Association is shocked and deeply concerned by the recent release of information by the police about an ongoing investigation into the alleged rape of a young woman in Tsuen Wan police station. The release of the information about the investigation by police, including comment on the evidence, was clearly intended to publicly discredit the victim and her allegations. This is unprecedented and deplorable.
Read MoreIn recent time, Hong Kong has witnessed continuous clashes since the outburst of 'Anti-ELAB' movement in early June. The Association Concerning Sexual Violence Against Women (The Association) is well-aware of the sexual violence cases underlying the violent scenes. In response to these sexual violence cases, the Association has thereby initiated an online survey on 21st August, entitled as "'Anti-ELAB’ sexual Violence Experience Online Survey'". In order to learn more about the situation, the self-administered questionnaire has been circulated across various online platforms, which welcomes and allows any individuals to participate anonymously. Notwithstanding, limited by the survey method and other related factors, it is well-aware that this research has certain limitations and hence any interpretation of the data shall be considered carefully. Ended on 30th September, below is a summary of the survey's findings.
Read MoreThe Association has issued a statement regarding a public accusation made by a female university student on the police’s use of sexual violence against her and other arrested individuals, and the police’s later social media response stating that they did not receive any related complaints and calling on victims to ‘provide concrete evidence’.
Read MoreThe Association has been made aware of a police arrest incident that involved sexual violence at the early morning on 5th August at the peripheral of Tin Shui Wai police station. Upon the arrest, the protester’s outer and inner garments was forcefully removed, the protester was then carried into the police station in a way that her private parts were exposed to the press and the public for an extended period of time. The Association considers the arrest was made with excessive force that resulted in damaging the dignity of the protestor, depriving her right to bodily autonomy, and is an act of sexual violence. We condemn, in the strongest possible terms, the threat and use of sexual violence in any situation.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreJudicial, medical, and social services are equally vital and closely intersecting in the handling of sexual violence incidents…
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