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Gorontalo considers stronger protections for women and children
The Gorontalo provincial officeâs women empowerment bureau has requested a draft on regulations for the protection of women and children for consideration ahead of next year
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The Gorontalo provincial office's women empowerment bureau has requested a draft on regulations for the protection of women and children for consideration ahead of next year.
'We have been discussing this with the local legislature and they have encouraged us to consider this draft. We hope to be able to implement this by next year,' Gorontalo's women protection bureau head Asri Banteng said during a public discussion on Friday.
However, she didn't elaborate further on the specific details.
She said the regulation was urgent given that in 2012 alone there had been 400 recorded cases of violence against women and children. In most of the cases the perpetrators were family members: fathers, brothers, uncles or even grandfathers.
Activist Rio Ismail, who was a part of the discussion, called on the government, public and media to treat women and children victims of violence with extra care as these victims were living with great trauma.
He said media overexposure would only cause them furthering suffering. (dic)
