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Growing instances of sexual violence against children alarming: Legislator

Sexual violence against children in Indonesia has reached an alarming level and created an emergency situation that ...

Indonesia in state of emergency following rampant sexual crimes: Lawmaker

Indonesia is in a state of emergency following a spurt in sexual crimes, according to Reni Marlinawati, a member of ...

Police backs proposal to implant chips to track sexual offenders

The Chief of the Indonesian Police, General Badrodin Haiti has express readiness to back the governments plan to ...

President Jokowi urges ministers to prioritize addressing sexual crimes

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has called on several ministers to give priority to addressing sexual offenses, with ...

Gang rape case renews demand for gelding punishment

The recent horrific case of gang rape and death of a 14-year old, YY, by 14 teenagers in the Rejanglebong District, ...

House urged to expedite debate of bill on sexual violence

The Peoples Consultative Assembly (MPR) Speaker Zulkifli Hasan urged the House of Representatives (DPR) to accelerate ...

New Year assaults `in 12 German states: report

German police have found that the wave of sexual assaults and robberies on New Year's eve did not only happen in ...

President agrees to issue presidential decree over child violence

President Joko Widodo has agreed to issue a Perppu (government regulation in lieu of law) and a presidential ...

Minister studying legal aspect of castration punishment for pedophiles

Minister of Law and Human Rights Yasonna Laoly revealed that he and the relevant agencies are studying the legal ...

Everyone is responsible for building children`s character: President

All parties have the responsibility of building the character of children to ensure that they have Indonesian traits, ...

Indonesia calls for concrete steps to end violence against women

Indonesia has underscored the need for the international community to take concrete steps to put an end to violence ...

Int`l protocol launched to tackle sexual violence in conflict

British foreign secretary William Hague and United Nations special envoy Angelina Jolie on Wednesday launched a new ...

Indonesian social minister calls for maximum sentence for child predators

Child predators must be charged with maximum sentence, Social Minister Salim Segaf Al Jufri stated here on Monday ...

Child protection crucial for Indonesia`s future

The revelation of a sexual assault of a five-year-old boy at the Jakarta International School (JIS) was like "opening ...

President calls for movement on preventing crime against children

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has called for a joint movement from the government, stakeholders, and people at ...