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After 36 years, who still remembers CEDAW?
Opinion 5 years ago

After 36 years, who still remembers CEDAW?

Indonesia passsed the convention into law on July 24, 1984 under Law No. 7/1984. Since then the convention became legally binding and mandated Indonesia to take efforts to eliminate gender-based discrimination against women and to report its progress. 
Sexual violence eradication bill: The canary in the coalmine
Opinion 5 years ago

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Sexual violence eradication bill: The canary in the coalmine

Despite the fact that the incidence of sexual abuse and violence in this country is alarmingly high, both the #MeToo movement and the Weinstein effect seem to have skipped Indonesia. Why is this?
Use outrage over delayed sexual violence bill to fight for victims
Opinion 5 years ago

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Use outrage over delayed sexual violence bill to fight for victims

Today, it is hard to say we are fully civilized while victims and survivors continue to battle their fears amid roaming sexual predators.
Women at work need decisive action from ASEAN to recover from COVID-19
Opinion 5 years ago

Women at work need decisive action from ASEAN to recover from COVID-19

Human rights due diligence policies must be gender sensitive. Businesses must compensate women for their work fairly and prevent any form of discrimination or violence against them.
Urgent measures needed to provide SRH services during COVID-19
Opinion 5 years ago

Urgent measures needed to provide SRH services during COVID-19

Sexual and reproductive health services is among the essential services that have been neglected as health systems refocused to address the COVID-19 pandemic, even as cases of domestic violence increase around the world during enforced lockdowns.
'Coronavirus is your wife' vs 'Half the sky'
Opinion 5 years ago

'Coronavirus is your wife' vs 'Half the sky'

With a satisfied smirk on his face, on May 26 Mahfud stated “Corona is like your wife. Initially, you tried to control it, then you realize that you can't, so you learn to live with it”.
Refugee women facing greater violence risk during crisis: UNHCR
World 6 years ago

Refugee women facing greater violence risk during crisis: UNHCR

Displaced women and girls are facing a heightened risk of gender-based violence during the coronavirus crisis, the UN Refugee Agency said Monday.
Lives shattered by South Africa's forced sterilizations
World 6 years ago

Lives shattered by South Africa's forced sterilizations

South Africa's Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) said it uncovered "cruel, torturous or inhumane and degrading treatment" targeting black women who were mostly HIV positive.
A day without women: Strikes across Latin America follow huge rallies
World 6 years ago

A day without women: Strikes across Latin America follow huge rallies

Monday's wildcat strike, dubbed "a day without us," is intended to show what life would be like if women vanished from society.
Bold guys needed
Editorial 6 years ago

Bold guys needed

We need bold men who are not afraid of being sneered at when they stand up for policies and measures that are sensitive to the needs of diverse genders, including sexual and gender minorities.
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