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September 15, 2011
September 9, 2011
Kupang – Domestic violence connected to economic hardship tops the list of violence reported by women in Kupang regency, East Nusa Tenggara, according to a report.
September 2, 2011
West Java – Guidelines on how to perform female genital mutilation/cutting issued by the Indonesian Ministry of Health could cause an increase in the practice, medical experts and right
August 19, 2011
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 dis
August 3, 2011
Jakarta – Most cases of violence against women take place within the victim's home, and are committed by a close relative, making it socially complicated for the victim to make a report
July 30, 2011
Jakarta – Women's Empowerment and Child Protection Minister Linda Amalia Sari and National Police Chief Gen.
July 12, 2011
Nurfika Osman – The number of young girls in the country being circumcised could increase following a Health Ministry decree on the procedure, health experts warn.
July 4, 2011
The capital recorded its highest number of cases of violence against women in the first quarter of 2011, according to the National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan
July 2, 2011
Jakarta – The Health Ministry says that its regulation on female circumcision does not oblige girls to undergo circumcision but merely regulates the standard operating procedure.
June 27, 2011
Elly Burhaini Faizal, Jakarta – Despite a growing number of victims courageous enough to report abuse to the police, few cases of violence against women are resolved fairly, activists s
June 25, 2011
Nurfika Osman – The women's empowerment minister has chafed at the recent launch of the Obedient Wives Club's Jakarta chapter, calling the controversial group's latest move a "setback f
June 23, 2011
Dessy Sagita – Hundreds of activists demanded on Thursday that Indonesia's Health Ministry revoke a 2010 ministerial decree regulating the proper procedure for female circumcision.
June 22, 2011
Padang – The West Sumatra chapter of the Indonesian Council of Ulema (MUI) said that the Obedient Wives Club could not be banned in Indonesia because their teachings did not violate the
June 19, 2011
A new club in Indonesia that encourages women to be totally obedient to their husbands and focus on keeping them sexually satisfied has generated an outcry from activists.
June 18, 2011
Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Recent female figures named corruption suspects have broken the long-established assumption that women are less corrupt than men due to women's compassion and ten
June 8, 2011
Elisabeth Oktofani – The Social Affairs Ministry and the Witness and Victim Protection Agency on Tuesday announced they were teaming up to provide safe havens for domestic abuse victims
June 7, 2011
Nurfika Osman – A controversial group calling itself the "Obedient Wives Club" may open a branch in Jakarta this month.
May 25, 2011
Ronna Nirmala – Oppressive laws adopted since the fall of Suharto are threatening to erode long-held women's rights, activists warned on Wednesday.
May 24, 2011
Elisabeth Oktofani – Activists said on Monday that violence against women still dominated reports on women's issues in the print media and that other angles and themes needed to be expl
May 4, 2011
Elly Burhaini Faizal, Jakarta – Lack of education and training has resulted in the sluggish expansion of job opportunities for women in Indonesia, experts say.
April 23, 2011
Jakarta – To commemorate Kartini Day this year, a coalition of women's rights activists under the Indonesian Women Front demanded the government prioritize the provision of adequate soc
April 21, 2011
Jakarta – Female activists from the Indonesia Women's Front plan to march for women's rights on Kartini Day in Jakarta on Thursday.
Johannes Nugroho – Today marks the 132nd anniversary of the birth of Raden Ajeng Kartini, Indonesia's most celebrated feminist.
April 1, 2011
James Balowski, Jakarta – The gruesome murder of three members of the Ahmadiyah religious sect by an Islamist mob has left Indonesia's image of pluralism and religious tolerance in tatt
March 27, 2011
Nurfika Osman – While some would argue that Indonesia is still a male-dominated society, recent economic data suggest that women are playing a larger and increasingly more important rol
March 18, 2011
Nurfika Osman – A men's organization advocating gender equality was launched in Jakarta on Thursday, giving women an unlikely ally in the battle against male dominance.
March 15, 2011
Jakarta – Women should have greater opportunities in decision-making processes to ensure the effectiveness of policy programs designed to help the poor – especially women and children –
February 22, 2011
Arientha Primanita – A transvestite organization on Tuesday urged the public order agency, or Satpol PP, to abstain from using violence when conducting raids.
February 18, 2011
Working mothers need longer maternity leave, allowing them to exclusively breast-feed their newborn babies for first six months, activists say.
February 15, 2011
Suzanne Woo – Indonesian women are splashing out on treatments at spas aimed at meeting Islamic values, including paying for special headscarf styling, as affluence rises in the world's
February 1, 2011
Max Lane – In hindsight, there was a great deal of beauty in the scene.
January 30, 2011
Alex Walls – Many Muslim women have suffered in silence through years of repression and discrimination in school, at work and at home.
January 19, 2011
Elisabeth Oktofani & Anita Rachman – Female legislators and regional heads are failing to use their positions to promote gender equality, a women's rights activist said on Tuesday.
January 14, 2011
Tifa Asrianti, Jakarta – Women teachers have a lower success rate compared to their male counterparts since housechores hold them back from attaining minimum degree required for certifi
January 13, 2011
Nurfika Osman – The notion that Islam relegates women to the background and discourages them from participating in public life is a narrow-minded one, scholars said at a discussion on T
January 10, 2011
Jakarta – Free trade, weak government and rising religious fundamentalism made Indonesian women's lives more miserable last year, the Indonesian Women Coalition said.
January 6, 2011
Ismira Lutfia, Jakarta – For the most part, women only ever seem to make the headlines for their role as a famous person's relative, a victim or a criminal, a reporters' guild says.
Nurfika Osman – Indonesian women are largely unfamiliar with the Millennium Development Goals despite being a key target demographic, hence hurting the government's chances of achieving
January 4, 2011
Jakarta – Women's rights group LBH Apik released its year-end letter on Monday, in which it highlighted several topics concerning women's rights; from weak enforcement of the domestic v
January 3, 2011
Khairul Saleh, Palembang – The level of domestic violence in Palembang has dropped but the figure is still alarming and more preventive efforts are needed, the Women's Crisis Center (WC
December 23, 2010
Tifa Asrianti, Jakarta – When it comes to settling cases of violence against women, formal legal mechanisms are not the preferred option for women living in traditional communities, a N
Jakarta – - Women from the Islamic organization Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia (HTI) staged a rally in front of the Women's Empowerment and Child Protection Ministry, calling for women to be c
December 22, 2010
Nurfika Osman – Despite widespread criticism, the number of discriminatory bylaws continues to increase across the country, a leading women's rights group said on Tuesday.
December 17, 2010
Arghea Desafti Hapsari – "Dorian", a 30-year-old brand manager for one of the nation's largest consumer goods companies does not sport the stereotypical attributes of a person with his
As the world's largest Muslim majority nation, Indonesia has long been on the road to embrace tolerance – particularly tolerance of its lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) com
Arghea Desafti Hapsari – Unlike their US counterparts, Indonesian Military (TNI) members and National Police officers have no official don't-ask-don't-tell (DADT) policy that restricts
December 11, 2010
Jakarta – The bill on housing and settlement has continued to draw criticism from civil society groups, including the National Commission on Violence against Women, or Komnas Perempuan,
December 8, 2010
The National Commission on Violence against Women has reported that more than 85 bylaws in the country discriminate against women to this date with the figure tending to increase each y
November 27, 2010
Nurdin Hasan, Banda Aceh – Islamic boarding schools, called dayah in Aceh, are not just for the pious.
November 25, 2010
Nurfika Osman, Jakarta – Patriarchal religious traditions play a key role in fostering a culture of violence against women, and Indonesia is not immune to this problem, activists have s