#child protection

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Stop sexual violence against children in Indonesia

Indonesia observes the National Childrens Day every July 23 to remind every element in the community that children are ...

Indonesian govt to realize Indonesian children`s voices: Minister

Womens Empowerment and Child Protection Minister Yohana Yambise has said her ministry will realize the Voices of ...

Ending violence against children

In a bid to end violence against children in Indonesia, National Childrens Day 2016 was for the first time observed in ...

National Children`s Day 2016 observed in Mataram

More than 3,000 children from all over Indonesia attended the National Childrens Day 2016 in the city of Mataram, West ...

Fake vaccine distributors must be severely punished: Consumers institute

The Indonesian Consumers Institute (YLKI) has asked the government to take a firm stance against distributors of fake ...

Police arrest six child abuse suspects

The Batulicin Police have arrested two of the six child abuse suspects, who had inflicted stab wounds and sharp force ...

President urged to protect children from dangers of cigarettes

The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Youth Movement (GM-FCTA) has called on President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) to ...

Government to withdraw 16,500 child laborers in 2016

The government is targeting to withdraw 16,500 child laborers in 2016 to support the "Keluarga Harapan" Program in 138 ...

54 percent of Indonesian children smoke: Minister

Indonesian Minister of Empowerment of Women and Child Protection, Yohana Yambise, has expressed concern about the ...

President Jokowi holds closed-door meeting with national commission for women

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) held a closed-door meeting with commissioners of the National Commission for ...

President Jokowi supports discussion on sexual violence bill

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) supported the discussion on the bill on Elimination of Sexual Violence initiated by the ...

Politicians, activists laud new govt regulation on child protection

Politicians and child protection activists have lauded the issuance of Government Regulation No. 1 of 2016, which is ...

Rapists-cum-murderers deserve harsh punishment

More and more horrific and brutal rape-cum-murders have been reported across the country lately even as the public and ...

House speaker supports Perppu issuance to protect children

House Speaker Ade Komarudin has said he supports the governments recent decision to issue a Perppu (a government ...

Indonesian govt imposes castration for child sexual abusers

The Indonesian government has decided to impose castration, using a chemical substance, as a punishment for ...