Jakarta – The National Commission on Violence against Women (Komnas Perempuan) says 20 women suffer sexual violence each day, noting that rape is the most frequent violation against wom

Lhokseumawe – Scores of women from various different organisations held an action to commemorate Anti-Violence Against Women Day in the Acehnese city of Lhokseumawe on Friday November 2

Khairul Ikhwan, Jakarta – Around one hundred women from a number of non-government organisations (NGOs) held a demonstration at the Jl Gatot Subroto traffic circle in the North Sumatra

Elly Burhaini Faizal, Jakarta – Women continue to make up the majority of victims of natural disasters but not enough is being done to empower women to better protect themselves when a

Dili – The secretary general of the Revolutionary Front of Independent Timor-Leste (FRETILIN), Mari Alkatiri, will host a fundraising party this Friday to raise fund to help organizatio

I Wayan Agus Purnomo, Deddy S, Jakarta – Violence against women in Papua has remained high over the past two years.

Yemris Fointuna and Elly Burhaini Faizal, Kupang/Jakarta – Women belong to a group which has thus far been frequently sidelined in human resources development in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT

Elly Burhaini Faizal, Yogyakarta – Limited access to contraceptives has put millions of young girls at risk of unsafe abortions in Asia-Pacific countries.

Sujadi Siswo, Jakarta – Women in Indonesia are staking their claim in the country's developing economy, 13 years after the world's fourth most populous nation underwent political reform

Dessy Sagita – The Health Ministry has spoken out against criticism by women's rights activists and health experts of a ministerial guideline on female circumcision, saying the instruct

Tifa Asrianti, Jakarta – The government will implement what it calls a "gender-responsive budget" in 27 ministries and institutions and 10 pilot provinces next year, according to the na

Jakarta – Indonesian Women's Coalition secretary-general Dian Kartika Sari says that religion and tradition are used to prevent women in villages from accessing public services, such as

Lisa Siregar – More women in Jakarta are standing up to support one another and condemn sexual assault in the capital.

Jakarta – In the wake of Jakarta Police plans to seek more evidence to prove allegations of sexual assault implicating an agency's high-ranking official, the National Commission on Viol

Jakarta – A recent survey conducted by Plan Indonesia shows that 33.5 percent of children aged between 13 and 18 years of age were forced into marriage, with girls having to bear the vi

Given the rising number of female employees in their reproductive years, the health ministry has urged employers to accommodate breastfeeding for mothers in workplaces, to ensure optima

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Indonesia's minister of women's affairs has demanded authorities seek the harshest punishment possible under the law against rapists to deter future attacks.

Elly Burhaini Faizal, Jakarta – Indonesia has made "important progress" over the past two decades in improving health conditions of women and girls, who now have wider access to finance

A group of women wearing miniskirts staged a protest at the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle in Central Jakarta on Sunday in response to Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo's recent statement bla

Jakarta – About 50 women in Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim-majority country, donned miniskirts to protest remarks by the Jakarta city governor who blamed a recent gang rape

Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo says he is sorry for telling women to avoid rape by wearing "provocative" clothing on public transportation.

Indra Harsaputra, Surabaya – Surabaya's shopping malls, offices and other public facilities are now obliged to provide rooms for breast-feeding mothers, in a requirement that came on th

Jakarta – Three female staff from the National Land Agency (BPN) who are victims of sexual harassment have sought protection from the National Commission on Human Rights, a lawyer says.

Dofa Fasila – Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo has advice for women to avoid being raped by public transportation drivers – do not wear short skirts.

An Indonesian woman frustrated by Jakarta police's failure to capture four men who kidnapped and pack-raped her in a public minivan, took matters into her own hands and singlehandedly f

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.

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

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

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

Jakarta – Women's Empowerment and Child Protection Minister Linda Amalia Sari and National Police Chief Gen.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

Nurfika Osman – A controversial group calling itself the "Obedient Wives Club" may open a branch in Jakarta this month.

Ronna Nirmala – Oppressive laws adopted since the fall of Suharto are threatening to erode long-held women's rights, activists warned on Wednesday.

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

Elly Burhaini Faizal, Jakarta – Lack of education and training has resulted in the sluggish expansion of job opportunities for women in Indonesia, experts say.

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

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.

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

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