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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 ...

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 ...

TNI General to follow up Langkat human cage case: Official

The National Commission on Human Rights stated that Chief of the National Defense Force General Andika Perkasa was ...

KSP's task force to expedite passage of Domestic Worker Bill

The Presidential Staff Office (KSP) announced that it will initiate the formation of a task force for the Domestic ...

Rights body exposes forced labour, slavery at district head's home

The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) came across practices of forced labour and actions akin to slavery ...

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, ...

Awaiting protection for women and children through the RUU TPKS

Sexual violence and harassment against women and children continues to occur and has seen to be significantly ...

Forced marriage, sexual slavery in sexual violence bill purview

The government has included the issues of forced marriage and sexual slavery in the Sexual Violence Prevention Bill ...

NGOs urge gov't to include forced marriage in sexual violence bill

Six non-governmental organizations (NGOs) under Indonesia Joining Forces (IJF) have asked the government to include ...

2.43 mln West Java's residents unemployed: Governor

The strength of West Java's workforce has reached 24.74 million in 2021, comprising 22.31 million employed workers ...

West Java committed to protecting migrant workers: official

West Java is committed to protecting migrant workers native to the province though the pandemic has led to a fall in ...

Aceh SAR team evacuates Filipino from Liberian-flagged cargo ship

The Banda Aceh SAR team evacuated a Filipino crew member of a Liberian-flagged cargo ship, MT Ivestos X, after he ...

Manpower Ministry to continue efforts to reduce extreme poverty

Manpower Minister Ida Fauziyah has said that her ministry will continue to push intervention measures to reduce the ...

Child protection agency urges regional governments to protect orphans

National Commission for Child Protection Chairperson Arist Merdeka Sirait urged regional governments to protect ...