Mirza Bagaskara, Jakarta – The Indonesian Child Protection Commission (KPAI) said cases of sexual violence against children in educational buildings or schools are still rife.

Tri Meilani A, Fadhli Ruhman, Jakarta – On December 16, the sexual violence prevention bill (RUU TPKS) failed to be brought to the House of Representatives' (DPR's) plenary meeting of t

Anita Permata Dewi, Fadhli R, Jakarta – The National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) has urged the House of Representatives (DPR) and the government to ratify th

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Antonio Sampaio in Oecusse, Timor-Leste – Defrocked American priest Richard Daschbach, 82, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for the crimes of sexual abuse of orphaned and vulner

Jakarta – The Women's Rights Sexual Violence Victims Defense Network is urging the House of Representatives (DPR) to immediately designate the Draft Law on Sexual Violence Crimes (RUU T

A court in East Timor has jailed a defrocked American priest for 12 years after he was charged with sexually abusing several orphaned and disadvantaged girls in his care.

Ryan Dagur, Jakarta – A court in Timor-Leste has sentenced a defrocked American priest to 12 years in prison for sexually abusing young orphaned and underprivileged girls in his care.

Antara, Jakarta – The recently enforced ministerial regulation on sexual violence prevention and handling is encouraging victims to speak up, seek help, and file a report, stated legal

M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – A public organization named the Alliance of Boarding School Students City Against Sexual Violence urged the East Java Regional Police to arrest a suspect of sex

Switzy Sabandar, Jakarta – The National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) is disappointed that the Draft Law on Sexual Violence Crimes (RUU TPKS, formally the RUU

The Jakarta Metro Police has arrested a Quran teacher in Beji, Depok on suspicion of molesting 10 young girls – all of whom are his students.

Jakarta – For more than five years, Herry Wirawan, the principal of a girls-only Islamic boarding school in Bandung, West Java, has allegedly raped students in his charge.

Ryan Dagur, Jakarta – Indonesia's National Council for Catholic Education has published a book on the prevention and handling of sexual abuse in response to Pope Francis' commitment to

Egi Adyatama, Jakarta – The Indonesian Women's Commission said that the rape of 13 female students in an Islamic boarding school in Bandung is evident that Indonesia (RI) is in dire nee

Antara, Jakarta – Victims of online gender-based violence (GBV) can experience psychological and material losses, Southeast Asia Freedom of Expression Network (SAFEnet) Executive Direct

Antara, Jakarta – The increase in internet use amid the COVID-19 pandemic has heightened the risk of online gender-based violence (GBV), Women's Empowerment and Child Protection Ministe

More details have emerged from the grim case involving an alleged serial rapist who is also an Islamic boarding school (pesantren) teacher in Bandung, West Java, whose victims reportedl

Rahel Narda Chaterine, Jakarta – The Student Alliance is asking that all nine forms of sexual violence still be included in the Draft Law on Sexual Violence Crimes (RUU TPKS), formally

One of the leaders of an Islamic boarding school (pesantren) in Bandung, West Java is standing trial for allegedly raping at least 12 teenage girls, the prosecutor said this week, four

Ryan Dagur, Jakarta – An Indonesian police officer is facing a jail sentence after being charged with forcing his girlfriend into having two abortions in a case that has sparked public

Ryan Dagur, Jakarta – A legal advocacy group in Timor-Leste has called on people in the Catholic-majority country to show respect for the alleged sex abuse victims of former priest Rich

Two university lecturers in Palembang, South Sumatra have gripped national headlines over allegations of sexual misconduct.

Women's rights activists in Indonesia have declared a state of emergency over gender-based violence following the suicide of a woman who was allegedly raped and twice forced to have an

Jakarta – There is no need for more evidence showing that Indonesia desperately requires a tough and progressive law to eradicate the sexual violence that remains rampant in the country

A police officer in East Java has been dismissed from the force and charged with forcing abortion on an ex-girlfriend, in a case that has enraged Indonesians over the weekend.

Antara, Jakarta – Women's Empowerment and Child Protection Minister Bintang Puspayoga reminded the public of the urgency of the sexual violence prevention bill and sought support for th

A woman in Karawang, West Java who was initially charged with alleged psychological violence because she scolded her ex-husband when he was drunk, has been acquitted in court in a case

Ryan Dagur, Jakarta – The sex abuse trial of Richard Daschbach, a former priest and missionary from the Society of the Divine Word (SVD) in Timor-Leste, has entered the final stage afte

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Yuliana Lantipo, Jayapura, Jubi – Dozens of women gathered and joined worship at the Graha Sara building in Jayapura City, to celebrate the Day of the Women's Fellowship of the Church i

Jessica Ester, Jakarta – The National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) is organising a 16 Day Anti-Violence Against Women campaign.

Salma Rafifa Aprillya, Jakarta – The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign is a campaign to promote efforts to eradicate violence against women throughout the world

Yuliana Lantipo, Jayapura, Jubi – Participating in the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence global campaign, this year, the Save Papuan Humans Women's Coalition will hold a

Jessica Ester, Jakarta – The National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) has introduced a 16-day anti-violence against women campaign which will focuses on calling

Dina Afrianty – Why has a bold new policy from government that aims to stop sexual abuse in schools and universities met strong opposition from Muslim groups?

Tri Meilani A, Nabil Ihsan, Jakarta – Chair of the working committee for the Sexual Violence Eradication Bill of the House of Representatives (DPR RI), Willy Aditya, emphasized that the

A social media influencer from Garut, West Java has become one of the most recent victims of revenge porn in Indonesia, after her ex boyfriend/manager leaked their sex tapes online.

A Saudi citizen has been arrested for the suspected murder of his new Indonesian wife, who he allegedly doused with a highly concentrated acidic liquid in their home in Cianjur, West Ja

Antara, Jakarta – Religious Affairs Minister Yaqut Cholil Qoumas voiced support for Education, Culture, Research and Technology Ministerial Regulation Number 30 of 2021 on Preventing an

Devi Nindy SR, Nabil Ihsan, Jakarta – Chairwoman of the National Commission on Violence Against Women Andy Yentriyani reiterated that the recently enforced ministerial regulation on sex

Grace Nadia Chandra, Jakarta – Minister of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology Nadiem Makarim has declared sexual violence on campuses in Indonesia a critical emergency, as the

Indriani, Raka Adji, Jakarta – Education, Culture, Research, and Technology Minister Nadiem Anwar Makarim has emphasized that his ministry has never supported the practice of free love

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – The Minister of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology, Nadiem Makarim, said the issuance of the ministerial regulation No.

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Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – More than 45 academics from a wide array of campuses on Thursday voiced their support for the Education, Culture, Research, and Technology Minister's Act No.

Jakarta – The chairperson of the country's peak Islamic body, the Indonesia Ulama Council (MUI), Cholil Nafis, is asked for the removal of problematic articles in the Education, Culture

Jakarta – The move by Education, Culture, Research and Technology Minister Nadiem Makarim to issue a ministerial regulation to prevent and overcome sexual violence at higher education i

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – The Religious Affairs Minister Yaqut Qolil Qoumas in a written statement on Tuesday advocated the sexual violence prevention and handling act (PPKS) No.

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – The Legal Aid Institute of the Indonesian Women's Association for Justice (LBH APIK) opined that the Education, Culture, Research, and Technology Ministerial Regu