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Komnas HAM prioritizes human rights in ASEAN human trafficking cases

The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) said on Tuesday that it is prioritizing a human rights-based ...

Disability organizations needed in drafting TPKS derivative laws

The government must involve disability organizations, especially those working with persons with Down Syndrome, in ...

Commission receives 3,081 reports of violence against women in 2022

The National Commission on Violence against Women (Komnas Perempuan) has said that it logged 3,081 reports of violence ...

Endeavoring to realize a healthy cyberspace free from sexual violence

The development of information technology indubitably facilitates almost all human activities. A juncture has now ...

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It is time to rally behind Sexual Violence Crime Law

Applause arose in the plenary hall, as House Speaker Puan Maharani stroked the gavel signifying the Sexual Violence ...

Ratification of sexual violence bill will prevent child marriage

The ratification of the Sexual Violence Bill is expected to become a progressive step toward preventing the increasing ...

Sexual violence law a breakthrough in progressive law-making: KSP

The Presidential Staff Office has said that the Sexual Violence Crime Bill, which has been ratified into law, is a ...

Girls need reproductive health education to prevent sexual violence

Girls need to be edified about reproductive health from an early age so that they can protect themselves from the risk ...

Commission to follow up on sexual violence crime bill's ratification

The National Commission on Violence Against Women lauded the House of Representatives' commitment to discuss and ...

Activist lauds gov't, DPR for sexual violence bill

Migrant Care lauds the government and the House of Representatives for drafting the Law on Sexual Violence Crime as a ...

Campus sexual violence and pressing need for sexual violence law

In recent times, sexual violence cases in Indonesia have become more alarming. Cases of sexual violence also occur ...

Forced Marriage Article must cover lack of consent: ICJR

The forced marriage article within the sexual violence prevention bill (RUU TPKS) must specifically include lack of ...

Teenagers should get married at ideal age: Deputy Governor Nasution

Riau Deputy Governor, Edy Natar Nasution, urged the province's teenagers to get married at an ideal age, ...

MPR Deputy Chief asks stakeholders to address child marriage seriously

Deputy Chief of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Lestari Moerdijat has appealed to  ...

Sexual violence bill: Work Committee head supports trust fund proposal

Head of the Sexual Violence Prevention Bill (RUU TPKS) Work Committee of the House of Representatives, Willy Aditya, ...