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Jakarta must improve child protection efforts, activists say
Jakarta is home to 3.16 million children, about 30 percent of the city’s population.
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Illustration of child abuse. (Shutterstock/File)
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hild abuse remains an issue in the capital, raising questions about the efforts of the Jakarta administration to prevent such cases, activists have said.
West Jakarta Police arrested last week a 21-year-old mother on suspicion of torturing her 2-year-old to death. The suspect was said to have tried to cover up the crime, claiming that her child was sick and experiencing convulsions. The toddler died before arriving at the hospital.
Also last week, East Jakarta Police arrested a Quran tutor in Jatinegara, East Jakarta over accusations of molesting seven elementary school students.
Five out of the seven victims reportedly were traumatized and appeared frightened when they heard the tutor’s name.
Jakarta is home to 3.16 million children, about 30 percent of the city’s population.
The Jakarta administration aims to become a child-friendly city after unveiling its Child-Friendly City Grand Design 2018-2022 last year.
The Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection Ministry granted Jakarta's five municipalities and one regency the Child-Friendly City title.
