Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo sent a letter on Monday to the House of Representatives' speaker Bambang Soesatyo to ask for a parliamentary response on his pl

Novy Lumanauw, Jakarta – Providing a glimmer of hope to a movement against sexual abuse in Indonesia, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo promised on Friday to swiftly resolve the case invo

Suci Sekarwati, Jakarta – The Foreign Affairs Ministry confirmed than an Indonesian worker in Malaysia had reported rape. The woman works as a household helper in Perak.

A woman, facing six months in prison in Indonesia for recording a lewd phone call by her boss as evidence she was being harassed, is expected to receive a presidential amnesty after an

Max Walden – An Indonesian woman prosecuted for secretly recording her boss sexually harassing her has asked President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to grant amnesty, after the country's Suprem

Friski Riana, Jakarta – The advocacy team of Baiq Nuril visited Presidential Staff Office Deputy V Jaleswari Pramodhawardani in Bina Graha building, Jakarta, Thursday, July 11 to deliv

Halida Bunga, Jakarta – Constitutional law expert Bivitri Susanti said that granting a pardon for Baiq Nuril Maknun is the appropriate step that President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo could do

Jakarta – In response to a recent case of a man allegedly assaulting his wife for refusing sex, the National Commission on Violence against Women (Komnas Perempuan) has said that forci

While Baiq Nuril, the schoolteacher who was sentenced to six months in prison for recording her boss' sexual harassment on tape, has exhausted all of her legal options to appeal in cou

Budiarti Utami Putri, Jakarta – House of Representatives (DPR) speaker Bambang Soesatyo said that its Commission III requested that President Jokowi pardon honorary senior high school

A resident of North Jakarta's Tanjung Priok neighborhood, identified as 37-year-old Anton Nuryanto, was arrested on Friday for violently assaulting his wife, identified by her initials

Jakarta – Perempuan Mahardika (Free Women), a non-government organisation (NOG) working to protect women, is calling on President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to give amnesty to Baiq Nuril aft

Fikri Arigi and Andita Rahma, Jakarta – The Attorney General Muhammad Prasetyo said that everyone should understand the Supreme Court verdict on rejecting Baiq Nuril's appeal for a cas

Jon Afrizal, Jambi – The Supreme Court has rejected a cassation appeal filed by the Muarobulian Prosecutor's Office in Jambi in relation to the case of a 15-year-old rape victim charge

Jakarta – An elementary school teacher in Lamongan, East Java, has been named a suspect in a child sexual abuse case that allegedly involved 30 students.

Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition, which is made up of a number of non-government organisations (NGOs), is urging President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to give amnesty to Baiq Nuril after

Siobhan O'Grady – Nuril Maknun was tired of getting lewd phone calls from her boss, who she alleged repeatedly shared explicit details of his sexual encounters with her and demanded sh

The controversial case of Baiq Nuril has come to an end with a recent court ruling, which will see her serve a six-month prison sentence for trying to out her sexual harasser.

Jakarta – An Indonesian woman who was handed a prison sentence for exposing her cheating boss, prompting a public outcry, has had her court appeal rejected.

Dion Bisara, Jakarta – The fate of Baiq Nuril Maknun, who was charged under Indonesia's notorious electronic information law for recording sexual advances by her boss, now rests on a p

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – House of Representatives (DPR) Deputy Speaker Fahri Hamzah regrets that the Supreme Court (MA) rejected the appeal for a case review (PK) submitted by Baiq Nuril

Jakarta (Antara) – The Women School of Ciliwung in South Jakarta has embraced women in the area to decrease the number of domestic violence through education and women empowerment.

Jakarta – The Garut Police in West Java revealed on Wednesday that they had arrested a 26-year-old self-proclaimed dukun (shaman) identified as RGS for the alleged sexual assault of 20

Jakarta (Koran Tempo) – The Indonesian Children's Protection Commission (KPAI) said there need to be harsher punishments for child abusers.

A 67-year-old man from the East Kalimantan city of Samarinda has been accused of raping his teenage daughters, aged 19 and 16, for seven years.

Andi Hajramurni, Makassar – The Hasanuddin Military District Command (Kodam) XIV has handed over Army deserter Adrianus Pattyan, 25, for further questioning as a civilian for allegedly

The Jakarta Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system has been a hit since it recently opened to the public, averaging over 82,000 passengers per day in its first month of commercial operation.

Andi Hajramurni, Makassar – The Kendari Police are investigating a deserter of the Indonesian Military (TNI) for allegedly kidnapping and sexually abusing six young girls in Kendari, S

Vento Saudale & Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – The Supreme Court has removed the head judge at the Cibinong District Court in West Java and slapped disciplinary punishment on three othe

Fajar Pebrianto, Jakarta – The National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) voiced their concern over the case that saw a woman sexually violated over a train run b

A woman's tweets alleging officials' extremely misogynistic handling of sexual harassment on a train in Indonesia have gone viral in what seems to be yet another case of officials vict

Iwu Dwisetyani Utomo – A recent Gender and Reproductive Health Study in Indonesia found a surprisingly high degree of comprehension of sexual harassment among Indonesian students and t

Indonesia's parliament is currently trying to pass the Bill on the Elimination of Sexual Violence (RUU PKS), a piece of legislation which activist say is desperately needed to provide

Surabaya – Dangdut singer Rhoma Irama touched on the Draft Law on the Elimination of Sexual Violence (RUU PKS) in a speech at a campaign rally for presidential hopeful Prabowo Subianto

Yulia Savitri, Palembang – Police are searching for two individuals suspected of being involved in the killing of a 24-year-old female priest, identified only as MZ, in Air Sugihan dis

Jakarta – Following a one-week search, the police arrested on Sunday a legislative candidate from the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), identified as AH, for allegedly molesting his daug

An Indonesian man running as a regional legislative candidate for the Islam-based Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) is now running from the law after grave accusations of sexual abuse inv

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Police in Langkat regency, North Sumatra, are investigating a case that claims 23 students of a madrasah (Islamic school) in Serapuh ABC village, Padang Tualan

Yogyakarta –A well-publicized case of sexual abuse in Gadjah Mada University often referred to as Agni's case, in reference to the survivor's pseudonym, has opened a public discussion

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani and Bambang Muryanto, Jakarta and Yogyakarta – The House of Representatives has once again pledged to expedite its deliberations over a sexual violence bill becau

Juli Hantoro, Jakarta – The director of the Jakarta Alimat Network (Indonesian Family Justice Movement), Maria Ulfah Anshor, says that opposition to the Draft Law on the Elimination of

Manado – In the lead up to International Women's Day (IWD) on March 8, a number of organisations in Manado, North Sulawesi, have joined together in the Civil Society Coalition Against

Balawyn Jones and Max Walden – Proposed legislation to eliminate sexual violence in Indonesia has made headlines in recent weeks because of vocal opposition to the bill from Islamic co

Jakarta – The recent rape of a disabled woman in Lampung in which her father and two brothers have been implicated has highlighted the fact that women are often not safe even in their

A 57-year-old teacher of religion, identified by his initials BS, who works at an elementary school in Kutai Kartanegara, East Kalimantan, has been arrested on suspicion that he molest

Farrah AM/ADV – House of Representatives (DPR) Commission XI member Heri Gunawan from Prabowo Subianto's Greater Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) says that his party wants to focus

Friski Riana, Jakarta – Directorate-general of public health at the Health Ministry has set a rehabilitation facility for perpetrators of sexual violence.

On February 20 the International Women's Day Joint Committee alliance held an action at the Gajah Mada University (UGM) in the Central Java city of Yogyakarta.

Devina Heriyanto, Jakarta – It was a hot bright day in August 2018 and the clock had struck one.

An American missionary who was a hero in Timor-Leste for founding children's shelters that have operated for more than two decades has been expelled from his Catholic congregation afte