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View all search resultsViral chat logs renew alarm over sexual violence on campuses
Recently viral chat messages containing sexual harassment by 16 law students of University of Indonesia (UI) have sparked public condemnation and renewed concerns over widespread sexual violence on campuses.
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Women’s rights activists hold a banner reading “Eradicate sexual violence? There must be a way!” on Feb. 10, 2020, during a protest against sexual harassment and violence against women on campuses, outside the Education and Culture Ministry in Jakarta. (AFP/Adek Berry)
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ecently viral conversations filled with graphic language between 16 University of Indonesia (UI) law students have sparked public condemnation and renewed concerns over widespread sexual violence on campuses.
A post on X on Sunday shared screenshots of text messages from student group chats containing vulgar remarks, sexually explicit jokes and objectification of female students and lecturers.
The post quickly gained attention, prompting other students to step up and hold a student forum on Monday on the university’s campus in Depok, on the outskirts of Jakarta. Social media clips showed enraged students demanding an apology from the 16 alleged perpetrators, some of whom are officials of student organizations.
The university’s student union BEM UI demanded on Tuesday that the students be subjected to an ethics hearing and that they be expelled, while urging the university to “fully investigate all unresolved sexual violence cases at UI”.
The university said it had launched an investigation involving its own anti-sexual violence task force and revoked the organizational membership of several students.
“Should the investigation find violations, the university will impose sanctions, including academic penalties up to dismissal,” UI said in a statement on Monday. The university also said it would not rule out “coordinating” with law enforcement, signaling a possibility to report the case to the police if the investigation uncovers criminal elements.
The scandal has drawn wider attention to persistent normalization of sexual harassment and rape culture on campuses, with netizens reporting similar cases at other universities.
