Max Walden – Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo recently signed off on chemically castrating and naming perpetrators of sexual violence against children.

Irfan Kamil, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia Media and Campaign Manager Nurina Savitri has highlighted Government Regulation Number 70/2020 which was recently signed by Presid

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Convicted child molesters will undergo chemical castration as an additional punishment under a new government regulation signed by President Joko "Jokowi"

Haryanti Puspa Sar, Jakarta – The Anti-Sexual Violence Civil Society Coalition (Kompaks) says that the distribution of intimate video content involving singer and actor Gisella 'Gisel'

Jakarta – The deliberation of the Draft Law on the Eradication of Sexual Violence (RUU PKS) is still the subject of a polemic.

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – A 30-year-old mother in North Sumatra has allegedly killed her three toddlers because she could not bear the economic burden of caring for them.

Achmad Nasrudin Yahya, Jakarta – The Institute for Criminal Justice Reform (ICJR) has highlighted the weakness of the legal framework for women who fall victim to violence.

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Hundreds of pairs of shoes were arranged neatly in front of the House of Representatives (DPR) building on the morning of Wednesday November 25.

Jakarta – Many children have experienced physical or psychological abuse at home during the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia, according to a recent survey conducted by the Natio

Zarafshan Shiraz, Sumatra, Indonesia (Associated Press) – With his hand clamped tightly over her mouth, she could not scream, the 16-year-old girl recalls – and no one was around to hea

Antara, Jakarta – Vice President Ma'ruf Amin suggested the National Commission on Violence against Women or Komnas Perempuan to develop a new strategy by involving local governments to

Jakarta – The police have named a 44-year-old man who owns a pesantren (Islamic boarding school) in Banyumas, Central Java, a suspect for sexually abusing an 11-year-old student.

Jakarta – A former student of Airlangga University (Unair) accused of sexually assaulting multiple victims after tricking them into helping him for academic "research" is facing multipl

Tri Indah Oktavianti, Jakarta – Activists, influencers and a cosmetic brand have urged the government to immediately approve the sexual violence eradication bill through an online petit

Jakarta – Police in Kudus, East Java, have arrested a 48-year-old man identified only as EG for allegedly killing his daughter after he thought that he had contracted COVID-19.

Nina Loasana, Jakarta – More people are reporting alleged sexual abuse at education institutions to the authorities, even though their complaints often fall on deaf ears, the National C

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – The Medan District Court in North Sumatra has acquitted Ebit Natalnael Simbolon, the director of the Simpang Tiga orphanage in Medan Petisah district, who was i

Jakarta – Thirteen lawyers forming an advocacy team are filing a lawsuit against the National Police chief and the Sikka Police chief in East Nusa Tenggara for allegedly neglecting a se

Jakarta – A Quran teacher who allegedly molested a teenage student in Palembang, South Sumatra, has been released from police detention after the victim's family decided not to press ch

A man who owns a distro (distribution store) in Lamongan regency, East Java has been named a suspect for allegedly sexually assaulting at least 16 women at his store.

The murder of a boy in Aceh has shocked many in the country, with the victim brutally killed during his heroic attempt to protect his mother from a rapist.

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – The speedy passing of the controversial Job Creation Law has angered women's rights activists and members of the public who have long awaited the enactment

Antara, Alexandra Helena, Jakarta – The Witness and Victim Protection Agency (LPSK) urged the House of Representatives (DPR) to consider the sexual violence elimination bill or RUU PKS

Jakarta – The National Commission on Violence against Women (Komnas Perempuan) is seeing a surge in domestic violence since the Covid-19 pandemic struck the country.