Mahbub Djunaidy, Jember – The number of cases of violence against women in Indonesia keeps on increasing this year.

According to the Deputy Head of Women's National Commission, Masruchah, from 2008 to 2009, there has been an increase of 263 percent.

According to available data, the largest number of cases is domestic violence. The Women's National Commission recorded that in 2008, there were 53,000 cases. In 2009, the number increased to 154,000 cases.

"Whereas not all provinces have reported their cases to the Women's National Commission," she said in Jember, East Java, yesterday.