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

Muhammad Ifdhal, Banda Aceh – Aceh Regional House of Representatives (DPRA) Commission VIII chairperson Ghufran Zainal Abidin says that Indonesia's western-most province rejects the Dr

Bambang Muryanto and Evi Mariani, Yogyakarta – The survivor of an alleged sexual assault at a respected university in Indonesia finds herself on a long journey battling victim-blaming

Kate Walton, Jakarta – Government efforts to tackle sexual violence in Indonesia have triggered a backlash from conservative religious groups and others claiming the proposed law viola

Devina Halim, Jakarta – National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas HAM) chairperson Azriana Manalu has revealed that the government has discarded as many as 100 articles fro

Jakarta – The National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) says that opposition the Draft Law on the Elimination of Sexual Violence (RUU PKS) has become a "hot pota

Rik Glauert – Conservative Muslim lawmakers in Indonesia are delaying a bill to protect against sexual violence.

The Islam-based Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) faction in Indonesia's House of Representatives (DPR) has refused to support the Draft Law on the Elimination of Sexual Violence (RUU PKS

Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), one of Indonesia's most prestigious universities, says it has put to rest a highly publicized rape allegation with a "peaceful" resolution between the al

Sri Wahyuni, Yogyakarta – In an upset turn in a sexual violence case against a female student, Gadjah Mada University (UGM) rector Panut Mulyono announced on Monday that the case had b

Usman Hadi, Yogyakarta – Advocates and the legal team supporting a Gajah Mada University (UGM) student who was the victim of rape during a student community placement program (KKN) on

Devina Halim, Jakarta – The Pro-Women's National Legislation Program Network (JKP3) is calling on the House of Representatives (DPR) and the government to straighten out fake news or h

Jakarta – The Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) faction at the House of Representatives has rejected the passing of the long-awaited sexual violence bill, saying the bill has a "liberal p

Kristian Erdianto, Jakarta – The Islamic based Justice and Prosperity Party (PKS) faction in the House of Representatives (DPR) has rejected the Draft law (RUU) on the Elimination of S

Jakarta – In April last year, Kennedy Jennifer, a filmmaker, started receiving calls and messages on her smartphone asking for a "massage service".

Friski Riana, Jakarta – A commissioner of the National Commission of Human Rights for Women (Komnas Perempuan), Masruchah, said that the draft bill concerning the elimination of sexual

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Gemma Holliani Cahya, Jakarta – The Pantau Foundation, a Jakarta-based journalism research and training organization, gave the 2019 Oktovianus Pogau award on Thursday to two Gadjah Mad

Ganug Nugroho Adi, Wonogiri – Hundreds of students at a state junior high school in Wonogiri, Central Java, staged a protest on Monday to demand the ousting of an English teacher, HA,

Students at a junior high school in the Wonogiri Regency of Central Java came out in the dozens to demand the resignation of one of the school's teachers, who allegedly sexually harass

Maimon Herawati, the woman perhaps best known as the initiator of an online petition demanding that Indonesian authorities take a "vulgar" Shopee ad featuring K-pop girl group BLACKPIN

Francisca Christy Rosana, Jakarta – Rizky Amelia, who reported her former boss Syafri Adnan Baharuddin over alleged sexual harassment, visited the National Commission on Violence Again

Jakarta – The supervisory board of the Workers Social Security Agency (BPJS Ketenagakerjaan) denied on Friday that it had protected a former member from sexual-assault allegations, say

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – A former secretary for the Workers Social Security Agency's (BPJS Ketenagakerjaan) supervisory board – identified as RA – who accused former board member

Andita Rahma, Jakarta – Worker's Social Security Agency (BPJS ketenagakerjaan) Supervisory Board Member Syafri Adnan Baharuddin will file a police report today against RA, a suspected

The case of Baiq Nuril – a high school teacher who was sentenced to six months in prison for recording audio of her principal making explicit and inappropriate sexual remarks towards h