Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – The House of Representatives (DPR) speaker Puan Maharani asked the government to immediately draw up derivative rules of the sexual violence or TPKS Law which was
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April 13, 2022
Gemma Holliani Cahya, Jakarta – Indonesia has passed a landmark bill that for the first time outlaws forced marriage and sexual harassment.
April 12, 2022
Jakarta – The House of Representatives passed on Tuesday a long-awaited bill to tackle sexual violence, aimed at providing a legal framework for victims to secure justice in a country w
Six years after deliberations first began, Indonesia's parliament has passed a landmark bill to tackle sexual violence, aimed at providing a legal framework for victims to seek justice.
April 7, 2022
An official within the Jembrana administration who was demoted back in 2015 over sexual harassment was promoted to a higher position yesterday along with nine other officers.
April 6, 2022
Annisa Firdausi, Jakarta – The Pekanbaru Legal Aid Institute (LBH) which had legally represented the victim of an alleged sexual harassment by campus dean Syafri Harto argues that the c
April 5, 2022
Tri Meilani, Raka Adji, Jakarta – In recent times, sexual violence cases in Indonesia have become more alarming.
Putu Indah S, Fadhli Ruhman, Jakarta – The forced marriage article within the sexual violence prevention bill (RUU TPKS) must specifically include lack of consent from victims, research
April 4, 2022
Bandung, West Java – A Bandung court handed down a death sentence on Monday to a teacher for raping 13 girls at a traditional Islamic school, upholding an appeal by prosecutors for the
Antara, Jakarta – A member of the working committee (panja) for the Sexual Crimes Bill (RUU TPKS) Christina Aryani on Sunday is optimistic that members of the panja and government will
At least 14 elementary school students in West Belitung Regency in the Bangka Belitung province were allegedly sexually harassed by their school guard, the Child Protection Agency (LPA)
March 31, 2022
Police in Tarakan, North Kalimantan have arrested a 22-year-old man suspected of molesting 48 girls from an Islamic boarding school.
March 30, 2022
Arrijal Rachman, Jakarta – The Women's Rights and Victims of Sexual Violence Defenders Network representative Ratna Batara Munti on Wednesday criticized the provision on abortion contai
March 29, 2022
Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – The House of Representatives' (DPR) Legislation Body (Baleg) and the government have commenced discussion on the substance of the sexual violence crime bill or RU
March 22, 2022
Police in Semarang, Central Java have arrested a man on suspicion of having raped his own daughter and causing physical damage resulting in the victim's death.
March 17, 2022
Stanley Widianto, Jakarta – Two years ago in Indonesia, sexual harassment victim Baiq Nuril Maknun received a presidential amnesty, and she is now hoping parliament passes a new law on
March 16, 2022
Yance Wenda, Jayapura, Jubi – The Papuan People's Council (MRP) and the National Commission on Violence against Women (Komnas Perempuan) on Tuesday, March 15, 2022, signed a Memorandum
March 11, 2022
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March 9, 2022
Katharina R. Lestari, Jakarta – Violence against women in Indonesia rose sharply by nearly 50 percent last year, according to the National Commission on Violence against Women.
March 7, 2022
Ryan Dagur, Jakarta – A Timor-Leste court has acquitted a priest and several of his staff over writing a report in favor of a defrocked priest jailed for sexually abusing young girls.
Putu Indah, Raka Adji, Jakarta – The National Commission on Violence against Women (Komnas Perempuan) recorded 338,496 cases of gender-based violence (GBV) against women in 2021 based o
March 2, 2022
Hengky Yeimo, Jayapura, Jubi – Novita Opki, a member of the Women's and Children's Team of the Civil and Political Division of the Papua Legal Aid Institute (LBH Papua), said that throu
March 1, 2022
Police in South Sulawesi are investigating allegations that an officer employed and raped a 13-year-old girl on multiple occasions.
February 19, 2022
Editorial board, Jakarta – The Bandung District Court sentenced ustad (Islamic preacher) Herry Wirawan to life on Feb.
February 18, 2022
The Deli Serdang District Court in North Sumatra yesterday reconciled a husband and wife involved in a domestic abuse case through termination of persecution or restorative justice.
February 16, 2022
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February 15, 2022
Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – Jakarta Metro Police Chief Gen.
Bandung, West Java – A district court in West Java Tuesday sentenced a teacher to life in prison for the rape of 13 students, in a case that has drawn national attention to sexual abuse
February 12, 2022
Anita Permata, Raka Adji, Jakarta – The government's problem inventory list (IDM) for the sexual violence bill (RUU TPKS) has been completed, Minister of Women's Empowerment and Child P
February 11, 2022
An owner of a warteg (a modest stall or kiosk selling budget meals) in the industrial area of Cikarang, West Java's Bekasi regency, was the target of a mob's wrath after he was accused
February 8, 2022
Mutia Fauzia, Jakarta – The Ministry for the Empowerment of Women and Protection of Children (KPPPA) says that as many as 30 percent of women consider it normal to be hit by their husba
February 5, 2022
Hreeloita Dharma, Raka Adji, Jakarta – Commissioner of the National Commission on Violence against Women (Komnas Perempuan) Maria Ulfah Anshor has said that domestic violence involves a
February 4, 2022
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February 3, 2022
Jessica Vincentia Marpaung – The newly released, award-winning movie Photocopier has given a glimpse into the elusiveness of sexual violence in Indonesia.
January 26, 2022
Maya Ayu Puspitasari, Jakarta – The Witness and Victim Protection Agency (LPSK) recorded an increase in requests for protection in cases of sexual violence against children throughout 2
A doctor in Semarang, Central Java was sentenced to six months in prison today for indecency – and being downright gross.
January 22, 2022
Aisyah Llewellyn, Medan, Indonesia – It is every parent's worst nightmare.
January 20, 2022
Antara, Jakarta – Six non-governmental organizations (NGOs) under Indonesia Joining Forces (IJF) have urged the government to include forced marriage in the problem inventory list (DIM)
January 19, 2022
Vitorio Mantalean, Jakarta – The Ministry for the Empowerment of Women and Protection of Children (KPPPA) recorded tens of thousands of cases of violence against children and women thro
January 18, 2022
Indri Maulidar, Jakarta – The House of Representatives (DPR) on Tuesday has finally proposed the draft bill on sexual violence criminal offences (RUU TPKS) in a plenary meeting led by H
Indri Maulidar, Jakarta – A number of factions in the House of Representatives (DPR) wanted the bill on sexual violence crime (RUU TPKS) to also regulate adultery and LGBT – which they
January 17, 2022
Maya Ayu Puspitasari, Jakarta – The Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) faction said it would approve the sexual violence crime bill or RUU TPKS on conditions that the bill is ratified along
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January 14, 2022
Friski Riana, Jakarta – A member of the House of Representatives (DPR) from the POKS Party Kurniasih Mufidayati, said that the party will insist on standing against the sexual violence
Hellena Souisa – After stalling for almost a decade, Indonesia's House of Representatives is expected to debate a bill on sexual violence next Tuesday.
January 13, 2022
Komnas Perempuan (National Commission on Violence Against Women) has revealed a damning statistic on sexual violence in the country, in a bid to pressure legislators to pass a bill that
Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – The Executive Office of the President (KSP), in a meeting with Religious Affairs Ministry representative on Wednesday, January 13, 2022, has urged the Ministry to
Indri Maulidar, Jakarta – The Prosperous Justice Party or PKS faction still insisted on rejecting the ratification of the sexual violence crime bill (RUU TPKS) over the lack of policy p
Ardito Ramadhan, Jakarta – The National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) says that the number of reported cases of sexual violence against women in Indonesia cont
January 12, 2022
Anita P D, Resinta S, Jakarta (ANTARA) – Women's Empowerment and Child Protection Minister Bintang Puspayoga lauded the steps by Education, Culture, Research, and Technology Minister Na