Jakarta – The National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) has enlivened a growing discussion on the social conflict management bill, the draft of which is being discussed in the House of Representatives (DPR), by suggesting that human rights and gender perspectives should be added.

"We have discussed the bill and found that it doesn't include certain facets such as human rights and gender perspectives," Komnas Perempuan commissioner Kunthi Tridewiyanti told The Jakarta Post on Friday during a national workshop on the bill at Lumire Hotel, Jakarta.

She said that the bill defines social conflict only as a clash involving physical violence, while other conflicts such those which involve psychological, economic and sexual violence were not included in the bill.

According to Komnas Perempuan's data the violence which often occurred in social conflicts was not limited to physical violence, Kunthi said. (rpt)