#violence against women

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Victims of sexual violence are often criminalized: women's commission

Victims of sexual violence in Indonesia are often criminalized on charges of defamation, so they grew increasingly ...

Campuses must form teams against sexual violence: women's commission

Colleges in Indonesia must create special teams for handling gender-based sexual violence cases in the campus ...

Ministry officiates two Kulon Progo villages as Child-Caring Villages

Women's Empowerment and Child Protection Minister I Gusti Ayu Bintang Darmawati officiated Banjarharjo Village, ...

Sexual violence regulation needed in universities: Women's Commission

Chairwoman of the National Commission on Violence Against Women Andy Yentriyani reiterated that the recently enforced ...

Alarming trend of sexual violence at university level: minister

Indonesia is currently experiencing an alarming number of sexual violence cases in universities, Education, Culture, ...

25 years of making the world a better place for women: Mary Kay Ash FoundationSM marks milestone anniversary

In celebration of its 25th anniversary and guided by Mary Kay Ash’s dream to enrich the lives of women worldwide, ...

Violence against women, children rampant in Riau Islands: governor

Governor of Riau Islands Ansar Ahmad drew attention to the high number of cases of violence against women and ...

Ministry details efforts to protect Indonesians from death penalty

The Foreign Affairs Ministry has detailed efforts made by the government to protect Indonesian citizens (WNI) from the ...

Death penalty is worst-case scenario of discrimination against women

Death penalty on women is one of the catalysts of violence and gender-based discrimination against womankind, ...

Death penalty highest form of violence against women: Komnas Perempuan

The death penalty is the highest form of gender-based torture, discrimination, and violence against women, Chief of the ...

Effectiveness of death penalty not yet proven: Komnas HAM

Studies have shown that the effectiveness of the death penalty in deterring drug offenders and terrorists has not yet ...

KPPPA must work to eradicate domestic violence more actively: LBH APIK

The Ministry of Women's Empowerment and Child Protection (KPPPA) should be more active in eradicating domestic ...

Komnas Perempuan records 36,356 domestic violence cases in five years

The National Commission on Anti-Violence against Women (Komnas Perempuan) recorded a total of 36,356 cases of domestic ...

Women's empowerment priority in development effort: minister

Women's empowerment and gender equality are the government's priorities in efforts towards national ...

Public literacy on sexual violence bill still low: Komnas Perempuan

Public literacy on the anti-sexual violence bill (RUU PKS) is still low, Commissioner of the National Commission on ...