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View all search resultsThe sexual violence eradication bill (RUU PKS) has faced another setback in its nearly decade-long drafting process as the bill's latest watered-down version drew the ire of activists, particular over its failure to address victims' rights.
The KPP-RI is currently preparing strategies to include the bill in next year's National Legislation Program (Prolegnas) priority list, after being excluded from the 2020 list at the instigation of conservative elements in the House.
The bill's deliberation has been halted for years because of objections from Muslim conservative groups. The House of Representatives has resubmitted the bill in its National Legislation Program (Prolegnas) this year following demands from civil society organizations.
The revision of the Criminal Code is only one among several problematic bills students are protesting against and the criminalization of pre- and extramarital sex is the least of several concerns regarding the bill.
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