Indah Setiawati, Jakarta – They danced, sang and shared stories for one purpose: To end violence against women.

Jakarta – Almost all rape cases could be brought to justice if the government revised the Criminal Code and changed its perspective to match that of victims, and if the police improved

Kharinda Triananda – Increased awareness and more widely available information about violence against women have encouraged more victims to speak up and report the abuse they have suffe

Kennial Caroline Laia – When renowned poet Sitok Srengenge was accused last November of sexually assaulting and impregnating a 22-year-old student at the University of Indonesia, the lo

Jayapura – Papua is taking steps to combat violence against women and children as concerns grow about the level of domestic abuse.

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Jakarta – The Women's Legal Aid Foundation (LBH APIK) has demanded the Jakarta Police charge noted poet Sitok Srengenge with a heavier charge than that of a mere misdemeanor.

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Activists have demanded an explanation from legislators over alleged verbal harassment toward a female candidate during a test to select prospective members o

Yogyakarta – The National Commission on Violence against Women (Komnas Perempuan) has called on the Press Council (Dewan Pers) to closely monitor and strictly censure media outlets that

The National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) has reported several lawmakers to the House of Representatives' ethics council for allegedly harassing a female Indo

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – Dozens of activists from different NGOs from a number of cities staged a rally at the Yogyakarta Ground Zero area on Friday, demanding the government draw

Indah Setiawati, Jakarta – The National Commission on Violence against Women (Komnas Perempuan) and the Jakarta administration launched a website on Friday to reach out to sexual abuse

SP/Ari Rikin – Instances of reported sexual violence against children are on the rise in Indonesia a report released by the National Commission on Child Protection (KPAI) said on Wednes

Jakarta – Dozens of women gathered at Plaza Senayan not long after dawn broke last Saturday.

Stephanie Boulet – Legal experts and NGOs in East Timor say laws against domestic violence are failing to reduce rates of violence against women.

Gorontalo – A police officer identified by the initials IG, who is believed to be the key suspect in the rape of a 17-year-old girl, has been officially named a suspect by the Gorontalo

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SP/Fana FS Putra – Cases of sexual assault and harassment of students at the hands of their teachers continue to come to light, with school authorities failing to act on many complaints

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SP/Fana FS Putra – A Koran teacher in East Jakarta has been accused of having sex with his teenage student, resulting in her getting pregnant and giving birth to a baby boy, city police

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The East Timor Judicial System Monitoring Program has released the English translation of its report and commentary on a recent case of incest in the Dili District Court.

Tungadewa Mattangkilang – Amid a concerning trend of sexual violence across the archipelago, police in Samarinda, East Kalimantan, on Thursday confirmed the arrest of two men for the ra

Anushka Shahjahan – Indonesian men were among the most likely to admit to rape – up to 16.6 percent in some places – according to a UN study of six Asian countries published in the Lanc

Jakarta – The Health Minister will reevaluate its policy of requiring high school students to record the shape and size of their genitalia for their health status reports following a pu

Paulina Quintao – Only 49 of the 288 sexual abuse cases involving children registered with the organization Legal Assistance for Women and Children (AlFeLa) have been resolved with a fi

In a rare show of unity, Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali has joined the National Commission on Violence Against Women in the chorus condemning the proposed mandatory virginit

Ansyor Idrus and Margareth Aritonang, Palembang/Jakarta – A plan to conduct virginity tests on female students entering high school in the town of Prabumulih, South Sumatra, has drawn c

Jakarta – A coalition of education-focused NGOs have strongly rejected a plan by the Prabumulih municipality administration in South Sumatra to conduct virginity tests on female student

Dyah Ayu Pitaloka, Novianti Setuningsih & Rizky Amelia, Jakarta/Malang – As people across the country marked National Children's Day on Tuesday, a minister said sexual harassment ha

Jakarta – On the occasion of the National Children's Day on July 23, the Indonesian people were urged to protect children and fulfill their basic rights as child abuse and child sexual

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Bayu Marhaenjati – Jakarta Police denied on Thursday intimidating an alleged rape victim, while the woman's lawyer claimed she was urged by police to withdraw the accusation.

On 26 June 2013 the Suai District Court conducted a mobile hearing in Maliana, Bobonaro District.

Children born as a result of sexual abuse by the Indonesian military during the occupation currently have difficulty obtaining official birth certificates and according to the Executive

President Taur Matan Ruak raised has concerns about the number of incest and domestic violence cases in Timor-Leste.

Camelia Pasandaran – A women's rights group has criticized a move by North Aceh's district head to ban women in the area from dancing in public places.

A Koran teacher in Cakung, East Jakarta, has been accused of sexually harassing 14 of his students.

Police are searching on Friday for a Koran teacher who allegedly raped or molested three children in Ciputat, South Tangerang.

Tunggadewa Mattangkilang, Tarakan – A Koran recital teacher who is also an imam at a Tarakan mosque in East Kalimantan has been arrested after admitting to raping one of his students, a

Efforts to protect children in Indonesia from abuse are obstructed by barriers to crime reporting, which may worsen with the threatened closure of police-run units that handle crimes ag

Indah Setiawati, Jakarta – As if recovering from rape or molestation was not enough, teenage survivors of sexual abuse in Jakarta are saying that they have to fight for the right to con

Fikri Zaki Muhammadi, Jakarta – Cleric Hasan Ja'far Assegaf's molestation case might have escaped the national and local media spotlight, but anxiety among the victims and their familie

Septiana Ledysia, Jakarta – Five men calling themselves the New Men's Alliance (ALB) held a silent action opposing all forms of violence and rape against women at the Hotel Indonesia tr

Indah Setiawati, Jakarta – The House of Representatives is being asked to revise the 2002 Children Protection Law this year in response to the rampant number of child abuse cases, with

Indah Setiawati, Jakarta – The city administration will cooperate with a number of institutions to set up child protection task forces (Satgas PA) in neighborhood and community units to

Dessy Sagita – Indah Kristina, a working mother with a 5-year-old daughter, is deeply concerned about the string of media reports on sexual abuse of children in Indonesia over the past

Environmental activists have condemned the Aceh administration following confirmation that it planned to reverse a logging ban imposed by the previous administration and clear up to 1.2

Jakarta – The parents of alleged victims of sexual abuse by Muslim cleric Hasan Ja'far Assegaf in 2011 have expressed concerns over the police's sluggish investigation.