Caught in Close Proximity for "Immoral" Acts (Khalwat)
Taken from WAO 'Know Your Rights'

Siti* is sixteen. She recently heard from her classmates about a Muslim friend who was caught for Khalwat with her boyfriend. There were speculations about them having to get married because of the incident. This brought about a lot of discussions about what activities are allowed. Some thought that going to the cinema is not allowed, and some were of the opinion that only being in a confined bedroom is not allowed. Siti has a non-Muslim boyfriend, and she was not sure if she could be caught for Khalwat if she was in the company of him, and if so, in what circumstances? More

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Sexual Assault
Taken from WAO 'Know Your Rights'

Saras* went with some colleagues after work for some drinks. While walking, she realised that she left her mobile phone in the car. Telling her friends that she will join them in the coffee place, she walked back to where her car was parked. On the way there, Saras noticed a group of men hanging around leaning on their motorbikes. They began to verbally hassle her: asking her for her name, for dates, making sexual comments and so forth. This agitated her, but she kept her silence and just quickened her pace.

However, as she was about to get into her car, one of the motorcyclist went past and grabbed her breasts from behind. She was completely shocked. Before she could manage to scream, the man has gotten away. Saras was shaken by the entire affair. She locked herself up in her car, and began to feel very angry and vulnerable at the same time. Can she take any legal action on the assault? More

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Drug Rape
Taken from WAO 'Know Your Rights'

Anisa* went for a birthday party of one of her colleagues. They decided to have it in a quiet restaurant and make it a private gathering between the different departments in their office without any outside guests. She sat with a group of good friends, and because she was not feeling very well, she decided not to drink anything alcoholic that night. Towards the end of the evening, she began to feel dizzy and disconcerted. Worried about her condition, she decided to ask a lift from one of her female colleagues to return home. As they were walking to the car, Anisa lost consciousness. When she woke up, she had no recollection of what happened to her after the gathering. Thankfully, her colleague sent her home safely and stayed the night to make sure she was fine. She remembered reading an article about drugs that were used to facilitate rape, and was not sure if that was what happened to her. What is drug-rape? More