Dili – Timor-Leste's efforts to reduce the prevalence of domestic gender-based violence through criminalization and prosecution, already hampered by a general lack of trust in the forma

Paulina Quintao – Seventeen children are currently living with their mothers at Women's Forum Communication Timor-Leste emergency accommodation, says the organization's shelter home co-

Michael Bachelard – A teacher accused of raping three pre-school aged boys has pleaded with a Jakarta court for the case against him to be thrown out.

Ari Susanto, Solo – The family of the girl who says she was drugged and raped by Pakubuwono XIII, the king of Solo in Central Java, named him in a report to police for the first time on

Michael Bachelard – After almost five months in custody, two teachers at the prestigious international school in Jakarta have been charged with multiple counts of rape against three for

Michael Bachelard, Jakarta – The trial of two Jakarta International School teachers on child sex allegations has begun with the reading of indictments, but the South Jakarta courtroom w

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – In a bid to curb rampant sexual violence in the country, the National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) is pushing for lawmakers to i

Sri Wahyuni and Suwastinah Atmojo, Denpasar – LBH APIK Bali, an NGO based in Denpasar, Bali, has been using a documentary on polygamy in a Balinese community, Bitter Honey, as a medium

Paulina Quintao – Alleged victims of domestic violence and sexual abuse are being forced to live for years at shelter homes as they await an outcome from Timor-Leste's lethargic justice

"The Indonesian National Police's use of 'virginity tests' is a discriminatory practice that harms and humiliates women.

Paulina Quintao – The Ministry of Justice and National Parliament have made a commitment to change the penal code to specifically outlaw incest.

Paulina Quintao – More than 100 cases of domestic violence have been left pending in the Public Ministry due to the alleged victims' reluctance to give evidence.

Venidora Oliveira – The Judicial System Monitoring Program (JSMP) has recommended the Ministry of Justice establish a mobile court to try sensitive cases such as the sexual abuse of min

Venidora Oliveira – Sexual abuse against minors is a major problem in Timor-Leste, according to research by the Judicial System Monitoring Program (JSMP).

Jakarta – The lawyer of a student who claims she was raped by Pakubuwono XIII is accusing police of looking for excuses to avoid implicating the king of Solo.

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Jakarta – A government survey has found that parents and other relatives are the most common perpetrators of physical violence against children.

Farouk Arnaz, Jakarta – The National Police began an investigation on Friday of a sexual assault complaint made against Riau Governor Annas Maamun.

Jakarta – Around 50 students from the University of Indonesia (UI) staged a demonstration at the Jakarta Police headquarters in South Jakarta to protest the slow investigation into a ra

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Experts and women's activists praised on Friday the government's move to issue Government Regulation No.

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Farouk Arnaz & Bayu Marhaenjati, Jakarta – Under increasing pressure to justify charging two Jakarta International School teachers with child sexual abuse, police on Wednesday accus

Yara Murray-Atfield – Victims of gender-based violence are more aware of their rights, but work is still being done to ensure women feel more protected by domestic violence laws.

Paulina Quintao – The General Prosecutor for the Republic of Timor-Leste (PGR), Jose Ximenes said that the Public Ministry submitted a proposal for amendment of the Penal Code to the Mi

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has issued a Presidential Instruction (Inpres) outlining the government's measures to better protect children from sexual abuse

Jakarta – A recent slew of reported child sex abuse cases occurring in places considered safe for children, such as schools, has shaken many Indonesians who previously thought pedophili

Jakarta – The government will speed up the revision of Law No. 23 on Child Protection to strengthen legal enforcement of and prevention of child abuse and violence.

Paulina Quintao – Legal Assistance for Women and Children (ALFeLa) coordinator Laura Afonso de Jesus says resolving domestic violence criminal proceedings using methods of traditional j

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Jakarta – The National Commission for Child Protection (Komnas PA) has criticized the police for not being serious about handling a rape case in Bekasi, West Java.

Ansyor Idrus, Palembang – Police in Lahat regency, South Sumatra, have named the head of the Religious Affairs Ministry's office in Pagaralam city, Ramlan Fauzi, who is also caretaker o

Banda Aceh – The Network for Civil Society Concerned with Sharia (JMSPS) has called on the Langsa City administration to help heal the mental state of a woman who was recently gang rape

Jakarta – Outraged by revelations of the alleged abuse of dozens of children by a single man, an official from Indonesia's highest Islamic authority has said the suspected pedophile And

Nurdin Hasan, Banda Aceh – Women's rights activists in Aceh have criticized local authorities in the town of Langsa for insisting on caning a woman there for having alleged extramarital

Nurdin Hasan, Banda Aceh – An activist has condemned the latest case of sexual violence in Aceh, which involved a group of men allegedly raiding the home of a woman they accused of bein

Kennial Caroline Laia, Jakarta – It started with an allegation last month that a 6-year-old child had been sexually abused at the Jakarta International School.

Nurdin Hasan, Banda Aceh – Police in Aceh have arrested three people, including a 13-year-old boy, and are hunting five others for allegedly raping a woman they accused of having extram

Made Arya Kencana, Denpasar – A court in Bali has been criticized by child protection activists over its relatively lenient 18-month jail sentence for a rapist after he offered to marry

Islam does not forbid a wife from reporting her husband to the authorities for committing domestic violence (KDRT) and therefore such an act is not sinful, a member of the country's top

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Paulina Quintao – Upset to the point of tears.

Paulina Quintao – University students have urged the HAK Association to organize a national seminar in Timor-Leste to encourage leaders, including those of the Japanese government, to s

Paulina Quintao – The Secretary of State for the Promotion of Equality (SEPI), Idelta Maria Rodrigues said SEPI will this year hold a campaign toraise awareness and open dialogue with t

Jakarta – Research by the Indonesia Police Watch (IPW) reveals that violence against women is on the increase in Jakarta.

Panca Nugraha, Mataram – Poverty and low education levels are believed to be among the factors contributing to increased cases of violence against children in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) o

Vento Saudale, Depok – A report released by the Depok Police shows an alarming increase in cases of violence involving children over the last few years, a large proportion of which were

Jakarta – Violence against women has been dramatically on the rise in Jakarta and its surrounding areas, and most cases have involved the victims' inner circle or those close to them.

Nurfika Osman, Jakarta – The National Commission on Violence against Women (Komnas Perempuan) called on the government to better protect women, arguing that gender-based violence had be

Jakarta – More than 2,400 people have signed a petition urging the Jakarta Police to charge Sitok Srengenge, a notable poet who allegedly raped a University of Indonesia (UI) student.

Nicole Jade Millane, Jakarta – Encouraging men to become involved in anti-violence campaigns can help minimize gender-based violence, activists say.