In another horrifying case of domestic violence in Indonesia, a man from the Bireuen Regency of Aceh allegedly committed a brutal crime against his own wife, reportedly because she wan

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – Yogyakarta Police have opened an investigation into a sexual assault case after an official at Gadjah Mada University (UGM), the school of both alleged v

A board member at the Workers Social Security Agency (BPJS Ketenagakerjaan) Supervisory Board, Syafri Adnan Baharuddin, has denied sexually harassing his former secretary, a woman who g

James Massola & Amilia Rosa, Jakarta – Imagine your boss had an affair with a colleague, regaled you with the salacious details and then, when you recorded him harassing you and sha

Jakarta – The Jakarta administration and the Jakarta Police have signed an agreement on Thursday at City Hall to form a partnership to curb violence against women and children in the ci

Jakarta – The Tangerang Police have arrested a religion teacher who allegedly impregnated a 17-year-old Quran recitation student in Solear district, Tangerang, Banten.

Firebrand cleric Habib Bahar bin Smith, who has recently been the subject of huge controversy after he made sexist, racist and transphobic remarks about President Joko Widodo, was arres

The Supreme Court's decision to send an Indonesian high school teacher named Baiq Nuril to prison for six months for recording audio of her principal making explicit and inappropriate s

Reports of children being raped and sexually abused are unfortunately not too rare in Indonesia, but the case of one girl, who was allegedly repeatedly violated by her own uncle over th

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – Agni, a pseudonym used by a female Gadjah Mada University (UGM) student who was allegedly raped by a fellow student last year, has reportedly refused to r

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – Gadjah Mada University (UGM) rector Panut Mulyono on Friday apologized to the public for the slow handling of a recent case of alleged sexual assault invo

Ryan Dwiky Anggriawan, Jakarta – Civil society organisations held a march and protest action in Jakarta on Saturday December 8 calling on the House of Representatives (DPR) to immediate

Fikri Arigi, Jakarta – Commissioner of National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) Riri Khariroh said that 50 percent of sexual violence cases were not reported and

Fachrul Sidiq, Jakarta – The Jakarta administration has earned praise for issuing Gubernatorial Regulation No.

Jakarta – App-based ride-hailing company Grab Indonesia has announced a plan to expand in-app safety features and educate drivers about sexual harassment for the provision of a service

Many Indonesians still see body-shaming as a non-issue.

Marisa Kuhlewein and Rachel Octaviani, Jakarta – They were the happiest days of her life. She was building memorable teenager moments until he broke her dreams.

Friski Riana, Jakarta – The National Commission of Anti-Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan), the National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) and the United Nations Women's Organ

Francisca Christy Rosana, Jakarta – In recent weeks, the Indonesian public were baffled by the cases of sexual abuse in the academic world that gradually came to light.

Devana Senanayake – Earlier this year, at a march for women's equality in the Indonesian city of Bandung, university lecturer Saras Dewi and her fellow marchers were almost run over by

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Friski Riana and Abdul Latief Apriaman, Jakarta – The Women Empowerment and Child Protection Minister Yohana Yembise expressed her outrage following the criminal case that jailed Baiq N

Jakarta (Antara) – The Ministry of Women's Empowerment and Child Protection urges law enforcement officials to impose severe penalties for sexual offenders, especially child predators,

Ristu Hanafi, Sleman – A protest by an alliance of student organisations calling themselves the Solidarity Action Alliance Against Sexual Violence at the Gajah Mada University (UGM) in

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Jakarta – The Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) has spoken up to support Baiq Nuril Maknun, a resident of Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara, who is facing jail time for defaming a man that allegedly haras

Kharishar Kahfi, Jakarta – Activists in nine cities across the country have deplored the impending imprisonment of Baiq Nuril Makmun, an alleged victim of sexual harassment, who has bee

Jakarta – National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) chairperson Azriana R Manalu says that the government has "circumcised" at least 100 articles in the Draft Law

Gemma Holliani Cahya, Jakarta – Baiq Nuril Makmun, a sexual harassment victim who was sentenced to prison for defamation, has been told by prosecutors that she must start serving her pr

Jakarta – Although it was submitted 10 years ago, the Draft Law (RUU) on the Elimination of Sexual Violence has still not been enacted by the House of Representatives (DPR).

Outrage over the six-month jail sentence recently given to a teacher who recorded her school's principal sexually harassing her has once again put the way the Indonesian legal system ha

Gemma Holliani Cahya, Jakarta – The Supreme Court's decision to find Baiq Nuril guilty of defaming her former superior on Friday has sparked criticism among activists who argue that Bai

The Supreme Court's decision to sentence Indonesian teacher Baiq Nuril for recording her principal's sexual harassment, despite the fact that she was the victim of that harassment, has

Bambang Muryanto and Sri Wahyuni, Yogyakarta – In response to public pressure, Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta is thinking about taking steps to expel a student who is accused of s

Andita Rahma, Jakarta – The Institute for Criminal Justice Reform (ICJR) questions the verdict handed by Supreme Court (MA) to Baiq Nuril Maknun, who was found guilty of distributing an

Gemma Holliani Cahya, Jakarta – A teacher from Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara, who has been jailed for spreading a recording revealing alleged sexual harassment by her former superior, has

The alleged rape of a student at Yogyakarta's prestigious Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) and the alleged lack of a speedy and appropriate action by the university has caused nationwide o

Baiq Nuril, a teacher from Mataram on the island of Lombok, says she had been verbally sexually harassed with indecent conversation from her school's principal several times before she

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – Thursday when hundreds of people, including students and lecturers of Gadjah Mada University (UGM), rallied in a show of support for Agni, the pseudonym o

Usman Hadi, Sleman – Students from the #WeareAGNI (Gerakan #kitaAGNI) Movement held an action at the Gajah Mada University (UGM) in the Central Java city of Yogyakarta Tuesday titled "U

Sri Wahyuni and Evi Mariani, Yogyakarta/Jakarta – Gadjah Mada University's (UGM) initial response to a recent sexual assault case allegedly involving two of its students has angered tho

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – Several organizations have encouraged Gadjah Mada University (UGM) to help one of its students to take legal action following an alleged sexual assault ag

Tasha Wibawa – An appeal against the acquittal of a 15-year-old rape victim who was charged with illegal abortion in Indonesia has been condemned by local activists, who say the move is

Jon Afrizal, Jambi – The Muarabulian Prosecutor's Office has appealed the Jambi High Court's verdict to acquit a 15-year-old rape victim in Jambi of abortion, saying her punishment woul

Jon Afrizal, Jambi – Monday was a special day for WA, the 15-year-old girl acquitted by the Jambi High Court of an abortion charge on Aug. 27.

Jon Afrizal, Jambi – A landmark ruling by the Jambi High Court has exonerated a 15-year-old rape victim of all criminal charges, but it will be some time before she can return home.

Jakarta – It never occurred to 23-year-old Devina Heriyanto that she would be sexually harassed in a neighborhood near her office – an area she had long considered safe.

Jon Afrizal, Jambi – A 15-year-old rape victim who was convicted of abortion can walk free after the Jambi High Court acquitted her of all charges on Monday.

Kate Lamb, Jambi – Fika* gave birth alone in her room at night. The baby came out alive.

Agustinus Beo Da Costa, Jakarta – An elderly village witch doctor in Indonesia entrapped a 12-year-old girl and tricked her into having sex with him for the next 15 years by claiming to