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LBH APIK raises funds for emergency domestic violence shelters
LBH APIK Jakarta is providing emergency shelter for domestic abuse victims who cannot access state-owned shelters because of bureaucratic red tape.
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LBH APIK Jakarta is raising funds to provide emergency shelter for domestic abuse victims who cannot access state-owned shelters because of bureaucratic red tape. (Shutterstock/-)
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he Jakarta chapter of the Legal Aid Foundation of the Indonesian Women’s Association for Justice (LBH APIK Jakarta) is raising funds to support victims of domestic violence amid a flood of cases as a result of COVID-19 restrictions.
The foundation will use the money to provide temporary shelter for domestic abuse victims.
LBH APIK Jakarta spends Rp 2.9 million (US$201.14) per month per person to provide temporary safe houses and daily necessities, including food and clothing.
"There are currently five female victims of domestic abuse living in emergency shelters. They have brought along their children," LBH APIK Jakarta wrote in a statement. "The victims will need approximately two months to get their cases settled [in court]."
The foundation is accepting monetary donations and in-kind contributions to be sold to raise money for the victims. Donors can send the items to LBH APIK Jakarta's office on Jl. Raya Tengah No. 31 in East Jakarta or drop them off there. Monetary donations can be wired to the foundation's account.
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LBH APIK Jakarta received 366 reports of domestic violence between March 16 and June 30, an average of 110 reports a month. It received 60 to 70 reports a month last year.
Women living with violent partners have found themselves trapped and unable to access help as many people have been required to stay home to limit the spread of COVID-19. The foundation found that not all victims could leave the house as most of them were financially dependent on their husbands.
Government domestic violence shelters require applicants to provide negative COVID-19 test results and to have filed a formal letter of complaint with the police against their abusers to be admitted to the shelters. LBH APIK Jakarta’s shelters have no such requirements.
