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Parents must teach children to prevent violence: Ministry

The Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection Ministry has urged parents to educate their children about violence ...

COVID-19 pandemic worsens women's quality of life: Minister

Women's Empowerment and Child Protection Minister Bintang Puspayoga stated that the COVID-19 pandemic had caused a ...

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To tackle women issues, G20 shifts sights to women's empowerment

Several G20 meetings under the Indonesian Presidency this year have raised the issue of women's empowerment in the ...

AGO earns laurels for ensuring legal access for women

The House of Representatives (DPR) has lauded the Attorney General Office's for receiving an award from the ...

Act promptly in handling Jombang's sexual violence case: Commission

The National Commission on Violence against Women (Komnas Perempuan) called for prompt police action in handling the ...

Minister presses for formation of women and child service directorate

Minister of Women's Empowerment and Child Protection Bintang Puspayoga in a statement on Wednesday urged the ...

Report sexual harassment on public transportation, urge KAI

State-owned railway company PT KAI and the National Commission on Violence Against Women have urged people to be ...

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 ...

Economic factors to blame for violence against women: ministry

The Ministry of Women's Empowerment and Child Protection has said that economic problems are among the causes of ...

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 ...

Violence against children, women hinders development: ministry

High levels of violence against children and women can hinder children's growth and women’s participation in ...

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 ...

Patriarchal culture root of gender inequality: minister

Minister of Women's Empowerment and Child Protection Bintang Puspayoga has said that patriarchal culture is at the ...

Women's commission welcomes policewomen's promotion to strategic roles

The National Commission on Violence against Women (Komnas Perempuan) welcomes the placement of several policewomen to ...

Domestic workers vulnerable to job, health loss amid pandemic

The National Commission on Violence Against Women has said that the pandemic has left domestic workers or assistants ...