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View all search resultsKomnas-Perempuan
Society 1 year ago
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Regional administrations criticized for ‘embedded sexism’
Activists and a state-affiliated women's rights agency have spoken out against “embedded sexism” in the government and say an ongoing controversy over the website names of regional administration institutions demonstrates the prevalence of sexism in the public sector.
Society 1 year ago
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Women raise job concerns over new maternal welfare law
Some female workers as well as businesses have expressed concerns that the provision on maternity leave in the new Maternal and Child Welfare Law could be an extra burden on their colleagues and operations, respectively.
Society 1 year ago
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New Maternal & Child Welfare Law could widen inequity: Komnas Perempuan
Komnas Perempuan has hailed the Maternal and Child Law's passage as an achievement, but also raised concerns that it could widen inequality between women in the formal and informal sectors, as well as perpetuate gender norms.
Society 2 years ago
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New law has encouraged more to report sexual violence, says Komnas Perempuan
Komnas Pereumpuan's 2023 report has found an increasing trend in reported incidents of sexual violence, which it attributed primarily to the 2022 Sexual Violence Law, but it also acknowledged the data was limited to reported cases.
Society 2 years ago
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Activists call for better legal support for victims of sexual violence with disabilities
On the heels of World Disability Day this month, communities and organizations advocating for people with disabilities are calling for better access to justice to end violence against women with disabilities.
Society 2 years ago
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Calls grow for fairer system for victims of violence against women
As reported incidents of violence against women in the country rise yearly, activists are pushing for a justice system that properly considers victim’s rights, as thousands of gender-based violence cases sit stalled in the investigation stage.
Society 2 years ago
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Rights groups highlight injustices, torture in death penalty sentences
World Day Against the Death Penalty is observed every Oct. 10, calling for countries still implementing capital punishment to abolish it, while raising awareness of the condition of death row convicts, many of whom experience injustice during the legal process leading to their verdict.
Archipelago 2 years ago
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Hijab head-shaving at East Java school raises rights concerns
A teacher in East Java has caught the attention of human rights activists following reports that they forcefully shaved the heads of more than a dozen students as punishment for the students' failure to wear an internal component of the hijab.
