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More universities step up fight against sexual violence
A group of students and lecturers at the University of Indonesia completed in September the production of a guide book outlining the standard operational procedures for handling sexual violence on campus. This was among the first of its kind, discussing, regulating and widely defining the sexual harassment that happens during college life.
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(JP/Swi Handono)
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hen a case of sexual abuse involving Gadjah Mada University (UGM) students, publicly known as the Agni case, made headlines at the end of 2018, members of the public learned that for decades the nation and its universities have had no policies for handling such a situation.
Agni’s long battle to find justice and UGM’s initial response to her accusations revealed the serious impact of the absence of policies for this issue.
Since the case came to light, several universities, including UGM, have been trying to create a set of regulations to cover the issue.
Finally, in September, a group of students and lecturers at the University of Indonesia (UI) completed a guide book outlining the standard operating procedures (SOP) for handling cases of sexual violence on campus or during university activities. This was among the first of its kind -- an SOP that discusses, regulates and widely defines the sexual harassment that happens during college life.
The students and lecturers have worked intensively on the SOP since April and are now waiting for the rector’s approval so that every department at UI can use it.
The guidelines include creating a task force in the university that would support victims of sexual harassment, giving them counseling and legal assistance.
“This will help the victims when they want to report the harassment to the university. Victims do not have to share their stories multiple times to many people at the university,” Lidwina Inge Nurtjahyo, a lecturer at UI’s law school and the head of the women and children's law clinic at the university who was involved in creating the SOP, told The Jakarta Post on Tuesday.
