Protection against Violence and Harm
Singapore continues to maintain exemplary safety standards, ranking second globally in the Gallup Global Safety Report. This achievement reflects our ongoing commitment to creating a secure environment for all residents. The amendments to the Women’s Charter passed in 2023, for one, strengthened the Government’s ability to intervene in domestic violence cases where necessary, for the protection or safety of the victim-survivor.
 | The Government has been progressively implementing the recommendations by the Taskforce on Family Violence and continues to invest in public education and work closely with community partners on comprehensive social service support. |
The Government is working towards enacting a Domestic Violence Act, to extend better protection to all in familial and non-familial relationships.
The Government has been working to enhance the relevant legal frameworks to better protect Singapore citizens, especially women and girls online. This includes the introduction of the Online Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act in 2022 and the Online Safety (Relief and Accountability) Act (OSRAA) in 2025. OSRAA establishes the Online Safety Commission, a dedicated agency to support victims in seeking timely relief for online harms.
A whole-of-society approach is needed to shore up trust and security in the digital world and to create a safer online environment for all Singapore citizens.
| International and local studies, including SG Her Empowerment’s study on online harms in 2023 and Sunlight Alliance for Action’s survey in 2022, have found that, compared to males, women and girls feel less safe online, and are more vulnerable to gender-based online harms such as sexual harassment and intimate image abuse. This is a grave concern as women should feel safe both in the real world and online. |  |