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View all search resultsKomnas-Perempuan
National 5 years ago
House in hot water as critics demand resumption of pro-women bills
Thirty-six years after the adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) into law in 1984, the fight to make the country a safer place for women has stalled over protracted negotiations about deliberating the relevant legislation.
Politics 6 years ago
Gerindra politician under fire for 'entrapping' prostitute for morality campaign
Gerindra Party lawmaker Andre Rosiade’s efforts to catch a prostitute in flagrante has drawn criticism from rights activists and watchdogs, who said that the West Sumatra politician’s stunt did little to address underlying social problems.
National 6 years ago
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Activists warn of steady increase in violence against women
The 2019 annual report of the National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) launched recently revealed that 406,178 cases of violence against women were reported throughout the year, up 14 percent from 348,466 cases reported in the previous year.
National 6 years ago
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'I have received all kinds of threats, discrimination': Women activists demand government protection
In Indonesia and around the world, women human rights defenders are prone to attacks. Different from men rights defenders, the attacks and challenges the women face are often deep-rooted in the gender discrimination and stereotypes entrenched in patriarchal societies.
National 6 years ago
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Rights commissions suspect women, children rights violations in police handling of Jambi land dispute
“During the arrests, the members’ wives and children were also brought to the office [of a private company involved in the land dispute] and had to watch their husbands or fathers being tortured. They are traumatized, scared and worried about the condition of their children [who were later separated from the parents],” Adriana Venny from Komnas Perempuan said.
City 6 years ago
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RA's lawyers urge reopening harassment case; ICJR calls for end to victim blaming
Just weeks after Baiq Nuril Maknun was granted amnesty on July 29 to end her five-year battle against her boss and alleged sexual harasser in a defamation case, another woman may be facing years of legal proceedings in a nearly identical case.
City 6 years ago
Forcing your wife to have sex is rape: Komnas Perempuan
“Domestic abuse means that [the husband] is forcing his wife to do something without her consent. That’s a form of rape or sexual violence against women that in extreme cases could end in death,” Adriana said on Monday as quoted by kompas.com.
