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Violence against women soars in 2021: Komnas Perempuan
The uptick in cases, which skyrocketed above pre-pandemic levels, indicates growing public awareness of reporting violence against women amid the ongoing pandemic; however, the figure only represents the tip of the iceberg, Komnas Perempuan commissioners said.
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Activists stage a rally in front of the House of Representatives compound in Central Jakarta on Tuesday, demanding the deliberation and passing of a bill on sexual violence eradication. (JP/Wendra Ajistyatama)
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eports of violence against women increased across Indonesia in 2021, soaring above pre-pandemic levels, according to a report released by the National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan).
The uptick suggests that more women are now willing to report their abuse, said Komnas Perempuan commissioners, adding that the overall figure was just the tip of the iceberg and more cases were going unreported.
According to the report, as many as 338,496 cases of violence against women were recorded throughout last year, eclipsing the 2019 figure of 302,686 cases. The latest data also represents about a 50 percent increase from more than 220,000 cases reported in 2020.
Komnas Perempuan had compiled its own data along with reports from partner organizations and the Religious Affairs Ministry’s Religious Court System Bodies Directorate General (Badilag).
Among the types of violence that were included in the report are physical, mental and sexual abuse in public, personal, as well as digital spaces.
Komnas Perempuan commissioner Olivia C. Salampessy said the latest data represented “the tip of the iceberg” on cases of violence against women.
“The collected data was only limited to cases where the victims reported [their abuse], as well as the work of partner institutions that participated in data collection for this report,” said Olivia in a webinar on Monday.
