The UPTD PPA will be a safe haven, a place for treatment, assistance, protection, recovery for victims, victims' families, and victims' witnessesJakarta (ANTARA) - Women's Empowerment and Child Protection Minister Bintang Puspayoga stated that one-stop services of the Regional Technical Unit for Women and Children Protection (UPTD PPA) will provide integrated services to victims of violence.
"The UPTD PPA will be a safe haven, a place for treatment, assistance, protection, recovery for victims, victims' families, and victims' witnesses," Puspayoga noted in a statement on Monday.
The minister expected that the victims would no longer need to reach out to different outlets to seek diverse forms of assistance, as it was provided in the integrated services.
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The one-stop service is a follow up to Law Number 12 of 2022 on Crimes of Sexual Violence.
The UPTD PPA service would be held on a one-stop basis, in which victims would be received and treated on the spot and would not move from one agency to another, she explained.
A Presidential Regulation derived from the law will ensure workflow of all regulations for the implementation of this integrated service.
"The UPTD PPA is the (main aspect) for the protection of women and children in the regions, so its presence in providing the best services needs to be continuously improved. Moreover, the presence of the Crimes of Sexual Violence Law further strengthens the UPTD PPA's position as the first referral location for victims of violence to report," she remarked.
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The minister emphasized that collaboration with its various partners was forged in the health sector, correctional institutions, law, and others, for the one-stop service.
The key to success in handling the issue of violence against women and children lies in commitment, real work, and collaboration from all sides, be it from the UPTD PPA to law enforcement officials and the ministry itself.
Her administration also welcomed measures by the Government of Semarang City, Central Java, that inaugurated the one-stop service for Semarang City.
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Translator: Anita P D, Mecca Yumna
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