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House Speaker asks govt to form sexual violence task force

Speaker of the House of Representatives (DPR), Puan Maharani, has urged the government to form a task force to prevent ...

Drafting of criminal code law must involve public participation

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has emphasized that the preparation of the draft Criminal Code Law (RKUHP) must involve ...

Further discuss RUU KUHP to give broader public understanding: Jokowi

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) urged his ranks to intensify open discussions on various highlighted issues in the ...

Sexual violence victims in Malang can appeal for restitution: LPSK

The Witness and Victim Protection Agency (LPSK) stated that victims of sexual violence at the Malang-based Selamat Pagi ...

Law on TPKS symbol of modern Kartini's fight

The issue pertaining to women and children oftentimes becomes an interesting topic of discussion that draws ...

Struggle against sexual violence continues

A wave of euphoria flooded social media platforms when the House of Representatives (DPR) agreed to ratify the Sexual ...

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 ...

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 ...

Judges must reconsider death penalty: Komnas HAM

The National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) has said it expects law enforcement officers, especially judges, to ...

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 ...

Death penalty for rapist Wirawan fulfils sense of justice: academic

Bandung High Court's decision to hand down the death sentence to serial rapist Herry Wirawan for raping his 13 ...

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 ...

Bandung High Court sentences Herry Wirawan to death

The Bandung High Court handed down a death sentence to Herry Wirawan for raping his 13 female students. Chief of the ...

Expedite solution for legal hurdles in sexual violence cases: MP

Deputy Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Lestari Moerdijat in a statement on Thursday, emphasized ...