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domestic-violence

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.

City 6 years ago

Woman’s throat slashed, allegedly for refusing sex

Woman was allegedly assaulted in front of her children.

City 6 years ago

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City agency under fire for inviting representatives of Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia

Included in the two-page invitation list was the Muslimah (female Muslim community) of disbanded hard-line group Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia (HTI).

National 6 years ago

Woman accused of dousing maid with hot water

A domestic worker in Bali has filed a police report against her employer for allegedly dousing her with hot water after she failed to find some missing scissors.

Health 6 years ago

Dentists could play a key role in identifying cases of domestic violence

Patients visiting the dentist for lesions to the jaw and teeth could be victims of domestic violence, US researchers warn.

National 6 years ago

Husbands kill wives (and children): Eight cases from January

A philosopher on emotion has written that husbands who kill their wives usually are the weaker partners and see their wives as their whole word.

City 6 years ago

Husband accused of assaulting pregnant wife in South Jakarta

South Jakarta Police crime unit head Comr. Andi Sinjaya Ghalib said that according to YA, the incident began after the wife and husband argued because there was a porn video on the husband's phone.

National 7 years ago

Supreme Court acquits Facebook user in Indonesia

Praising the court’s verdict, the Southeast Asia Freedom of Expression Network (SAFEnet) said on Thursday that the Supreme Court had brought justice to Wisni Yetti.