#sexual violence

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South Sudan is "on brink of an abyss": UN Chief

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said that "South Sudan remains precariously poised on the brink of an abyss," and he ...

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 ...

Indonesia is not obliged to comply with IPT`s ruling: House speaker

The Indonesian government is not obliged to comply with the International Peoples Tribunal (IPT) 1965s decision, which ...

Govt terms ruling of International People`s Tribunal illogical

Coordinating Minister for Political, Security and Legal Affairs Luhut Pandjaitan stated here on Thursday that the ...

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 ...

Chemical castration as punishment supports victims` human rights: VP

Vice President Jusuf Kalla said introducing provision for chemical castration as an additional sentence for those ...

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 ...

Pornography claimed to be strongest causal factor in sexual assaults

Social Affairs Minister Khofifah Indar Parawansa has identified pornography as the most dominant causal factor in ...

Character education begins at home

Character education, or the teaching of virtues, should start at home where children can learn through positive ...

Ulema council lauds vice president`s proposal on blocking porno sites - (d)

The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) has lauded a proposal of Vice President M Jusuf Kalla on the needs to block ...