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Academia 3 weeks ago
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Refugee women’s voices matter in reforming Indonesia’s refugee policy
As Indonesia reviews its decade-old regulation on refugee management, the fiction of "temporary transit" has collapsed into the harsh reality of prolonged displacement. Reforming this framework is no longer just a matter of immigration security but an urgent humanitarian necessity to protect vulnerable refugee women from systemic exploitation and legal invisibility.
Society 1 month ago
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Femicide persists as women face systemic neglect
Hundreds of Indonesian women and girls continue to die in gender-based killings, with activists warning that state neglect, inadequate healthcare and systemic injustice are increasingly contributing to preventable deaths, particularly in eastern Indonesia.
Society 2 months ago
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UI suspends 16 law students over alleged online sexual harassment
The students, who are under investigation by the university's anti-sexual violence task force, are barred from participating in all academic activities, entering campus premises except for purposes related to the case or urgent matters under university supervision.
Society 4 months ago
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Women question legal protection as gender violence rages on
Despite having ‘progressive’ policies such as the 2022 Sexual Violence Eradication Law, gender-based violence cases are still rampant in the country, with many blaming the lack of adequate response from law enforcement institutions in giving justice to victims of such crimes.
Jakarta 6 months ago
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Online abuse tops violence against women in Greater Jakarta
The Jakarta chapter of the Legal Aid Foundation of the Indonesian Women’s Association for Justice (LBH APIK Jakarta) received 1,212 reports of violence cases throughout 2025, a 60-percent increase compared to the previous year.
Society 7 months ago
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Nowhere is safe: Women remain vulnerable to violence across all spaces
One in four women in Indonesia has experienced sexual violence in their lifetime, with at least 30 percent of reported cases committed by intimate partners according to a 2024 survey conducted by the Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection Ministry.
Society 8 months ago
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Women's protection at stake amid shrinking budget, weak focus
Policies introduced during the first year of President Prabowo Subianto’s administration pay little regard to the protection of women or gender equality, observers have said, which raises concerns about the government’s commitment to upholding women’s rights.
Society 11 months ago
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Progress on gender equality stalls as key bills languish
Indonesia has made limited progress in eliminating discrimination against women, despite more than four decades of commitment to gender equality following its ratification of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), with gender-biased laws remaining on the books and key pro-women bills continuing to stall in the legislature.
