The law on blasphemy tramples on the rights of women, the National Commission on Violence Against Women testified Friday in the judicial review of the 1965 law.
Commission chairwoman Yunianti Chuzzifah told the Constitutional Court her organization had received several reports from women who had been discriminated against because they were followers of religious sects and traditional beliefs not officially recognized by the government.
“The implementation of the 1965 Blasphemy Law ... violates women’s constitutional right not be discriminated against,” Yunianti said.
“Female members of some faiths and beliefs that aren’t recognized by the state can’t obtain an ID card unless they list one of the official religions [on the ID], which is done against their will.”
The commission testified in the review as a related party.
The Constitutional Court has so far held seven hearing in the review, filed by petitioners from NGOs and self-proclaimed supporters of pluralism in October last year.
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