We are advocating for a revision of the current legal system. Under the current legal system regarding the punishment of individuals under 16 who commit serious offences, only male juveniles are subjected to corporal punishment (caning), while female offenders—regardless of the severity of their crimes—are exempt from caning.

This disparity undermines the principle of impartiality before the law. Advocates for this bias argue that females under 16 are physically weaker, yet this logic is inconsistent. This policy is based on outdated gender stereotypes. In today’s world, people are all different—females can be physically stronger than their males counterparts. Can the government truly justify a system that assumes all males are stronger and should therefore face harsher punishment? If physical strength is the basis for this distinction, then the logic behind it is clearly flawed.

A justice system should be built on fairness, not assumptions about gender. The measure, thus, appears doubly discriminatory and inconsistent with the government's expressed commitment to gender equality.

To eliminate this legally sanctioned inequality, we demand either:

1. Equal disciplinary measures for all offenders, regardless of gender, or

2. The complete abolition of corporal punishment for juveniles.

A balanced disciplinary approach where serious offences are met with equal consequences, regardless of gender, or the abolition of caning altogether if it is deemed an inappropriate form of punishment. Justice should be applied fairly, without gender-based exceptions.

Sign this petition today to support a change in law that ensures equal consequences for serious offences, irrespective of gender, promoting fairness in our justice system.