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Discrimination against women affects public health

Dscrimination against women in various fields has an effect on public health, and therefore, the government of ...

Indonesia ready to become child friendly world: Minister

Minister of Women Empowerment and Child Protection Yohanna Yembise affirmed Indonesia`s commitment to become one of ...

Urgent need for fair treatment of migrant workers

The National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) assessed the death of 21-year-old Adelina Sau, a ...

Jokowi receives Afghan First Lady

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) received Afghan First Lady Rula Ghani at the Bogor Presidential Palace on ...

Minister of women empowerment maps needs of Afghan women

Indonesian Minister of Women`s Empowerment and Child Protection Yohana Yembise is mapping out the needs of ...

28 million Indonesian women experience various forms of violence

Nearly 28 million of the total 123 million Indonesian women have experienced various forms of domestic violence, ...

Indonesia encourages women-led enterprises at APEC

Indonesias delegation at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forum 2017 has promoted small and medium ...

Making character education part of every school day

To be effective in schools, character education must involve everyone from school staff, parents, students, and ...

Do not be afraid to report persecution: Minister

Minister of Womens Empowerment and Child Protection Yohana Yembise asked both victims and the general public to not be ...

Afghanistan wants to adopt Indonesia`s women empowerment program

Islamic Republic of Afghanistan wants to adopt Indonesias women empowerment program to be implemented in the ...

ASEAN, Canada agree to improve protection of migrant workers

ASEAN member countries and Canada have agreed to improve the protection of migrant workers during the 14th ...

Minister Marsudi to attend universal periodic review in Geneva

Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno LP Marsudi will head the Indonesian delegation to attend the Cycle 3 of the United ...

Hundreds of nurses and doctors wear kebaya while treating patients

A total of 500 nurses and doctors at the WZ Johanez Kupang General Hospital wore the kebaya, a traditional Indonesian ...

Indonesia integrates human rights in HRD of health sector

Indonesia has integrated the perspective of human rights in human resources development (HRD) to improve health ...

Protection for female sexual assault victims still minimal: Women`s commission

Commissioner of the National Commission on Violence Against Women Irawati Harsono believes that female victims of ...