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Apr 14, 2022 · Under this draft, nine forms of sexual violence would have been explicitly criminalized: sexual harassment, sexual exploitation, forced contraception, forced abortion, rape, forced marriage,...
Apr 29, 2022 · Earlier this month, Indonesia’s parliament passed the Sexual Violence Crimes Law, the nation’s first dedicated law for addressing cases of sexual violence against men, women, and children. But what does this law actually mean for the almost 120 million women and girls in the deeply religious country?
Apr 14, 2022 · The new law sets out nine different kinds of sexual abuse, including physical and non-physical sexual abuse, forced contraception, forced sterilisation, forced marriage, sexual torture,...
Apr 12, 2022 · The UN in Indonesia stands with all survivors of sexual violence, and with women and girls in Indonesia. Today marks a promising step towards our ultimate goal of creating a world free of gender-based violence, but our work does not end here.
May 19, 2022 · April brought Indonesian women renewed hope for the realisation of their right to live free from violence, as the country’s parliament passed the Sexual Violence Bill, its strongest law to date to protect victims of physical and sexual abuse.
May 19, 2022 · On April 12, 2022, Indonesia’s parliament passed the Draft Law on the Elimination of Sexual Violence ( Rancangan Undang-Undang Tindak Pidana Kekerasan Seksual (RUU TPKS, or TPKS Bill ). The TPKS Bill was initiated in 2012 by Komnas Perempuan, also known as the National Commission on Violence Against Women, which was established by ...
Apr 12, 2022 · Indonesia’s parliament passed on Tuesday a long-awaited bill to tackle sexual violence, aimed at providing a legal framework for victims to secure justice in a country where sexual abuse...
