The National Commission on Violence Against Women calls for all (stakeholders) to continue to oversee and ensure the ratification of the Draft Law on the Crime of Sexual Violence in accordance with that commitmentJakarta (ANTARA) - The National Commission on Violence Against Women lauded the House of Representatives' commitment to discuss and ratify the Draft Law on Sexual Violence Crimes at the plenary meeting on April 14, 2022.
"The National Commission on Violence Against Women calls for all (stakeholders) to continue to oversee and ensure the ratification of the Draft Law on the Crime of Sexual Violence in accordance with that commitment," Chairwoman of the National Commission on Violence Against Women, Andi Yentriyani, noted in a press release received here on Saturday.
Six key items form the basis for a comprehensive legal foundation that had been stipulated in the contents of the Draft Law on the Crime of Sexual Violence as formulated by the committee.
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The bill had regulated, among others, the crime of sexual violence; punishment (sanctions and actions); special procedural law that presents a breakthrough that overcomes hindrance to justice for victims, ranging from restitution, victim aid funds, reporting, investigation, prosecution and examination in court; and elaboration and certainty of the fulfillment of victims' rights to treatment, protection and recovery through an integrated service framework.
The bill also listed sexual violence acts that were earlier not criminal acts or had only been partially regulated, which range from sexual harassment, forced contraception, forced sterilization, forced marriage, sexual torture, sexual exploitation, sexual slavery, and electronic-based sexual violence.
The bill also recognized sexual violence crime as regulated in other laws, so the procedural law and the fulfillment of victims' rights refer to the sexual violence crime bill.
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The commission believed that the bill's ratification should not be delayed by reasons, such as formulation of the legislative agency results.
They suggested for the bill to also regulate about rape and forced sexual intercourse in detail rather than waiting for the discussion on Draft Criminal Code.
Her administration will support the implementation of the bill soon after it was ratified by formulating derivative regulations.
"Moreover, implementing the monitoring mandate in the Sexual Violence Crime Bill as an integral mechanism to ensure the effectiveness of the legal basis that has long been awaited by victims of sexual violence and the general public," she stated.
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Translator: Anita P D, Mecca Yumna
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