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Sexual violence springs from mindset: Komnas Perempuan

Violence, including sexual violence, originates from one's thought process or seeing other people, Head of the ...

Sexual violence must not be underestimated: ministry

Sexual violence, which can happen anywhere, including on campus and in the work environment, must not be underestimated ...

Commission pushes for including sexual torture in sexual crime law

The National Commission on Violence against Women (Komnas Perempuan) pushes for inclusion of sexual torture as a sexual ...

Safe houses crucial in domestic violence handling: Minister

Women's Empowerment and Child Protection Minister Bintang Puspayoga highlighted the importance of the availability ...

East Java provides call center service for women, children

The East Java provincial government has set up a call center service called Assistance Post for Women and Children ...

Commission likens torture-led child death to extreme gender violence

National Commission on Violence against Women member Rainy Hutabarat said the abuse of a woman and her daughter in ...

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 ...

Syed Ali Gilani becomes symbol of valor: Activist

Syed Ali Gilani was a symbol of valor, courage, and resistance against oppression and subjugation throughout his life, ...

AICHR welcomes adoption of law on torture prevention by Thailand

Indonesia's Representative to the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) Yuyun Wahyuningrum ...

Work with sincerity to gain public's adoration: Police Chief

National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo called on his personnel to give their best service with utmost ...

Police force should hone personnel's skills: VP

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin expects the higher ranks of the Police Force to hone their personnel's skills in ...

Prevent torture to build a human rights culture: women's commission

The building of a human rights culture in society necessitates the prevention of torture, Deputy Head of the National ...

KuPP urges government to ratify OPCAT against human torture

Cooperation for the Prevention of Torture (KuPP) urged the government to ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention ...

Commission seeks guidelines for investigating women in conflict

The National Commission on Violence Against Women has urged the National Police chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo to ...

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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 ...