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Activists to protest systematic violence against women on Women's March
The 2019 report of the National Commission on Violence Against Woman (Komnas Perempuan) revealed 406,178 cases of violence against women were reported throughout the year, up from 348,466 cases in 2018.
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Participants of Women's March pose with their posters during a rally in front of the Presidential Palace in this file photo on March 4, 2017. (JP/Ni Nyoman Wira)
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ore than 60 civil society groups under the Women’s Movement against Violence Alliance (Gerak Perempuan) plan to take to the streets on the International Women’s Day on Sunday to demand the government to stop its systematic violence against women including transgender women.
The groups believe violence against women has rooted from the patriarchal values embedded through the government, the legislative, the cultural, religion and even educational institutions.
“Violence is not only promoted but rather executed by the state,” Indonesian Legal Aid Institute (YLBHI) chair Asfinawati said in a press conference Thursday.
She cited unresolved rape cases in which rape was an ancient way to show domination and almost always used in many conflicts like those taking place during the May 1998 riot. Furthermore, she also said women are susceptible to violence not only in their homes but also in public places such as the street, public transport, workplace, school and even on the internet.
The 2019 report of the National Commission on Violence Against Woman (Komnas Perempuan) revealed 406,178 cases of violence against women were reported throughout the year, up from 348,466 cases in 2018.
“The society and government still see violence against women partially as domestic and sexual violence only,” Asfinawati said, adding that violence against women took many forms and dimensions including economic and political violence and that it was all caused by the gender-based division of labor.
