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View all search resultsThe Religious Affairs Ministry claimed to having issued several regulations to prevent sexual violence cases from taking place in Islamic boarding schools as part of improvements to preventing such abuses from taking place.
The regulation, signed on Aug. 31 but not published until October, was issued to address sexual violence in the country’s higher education institutions, which Nadiem said was one of the three “great sins” – the other two being intolerance and bullying – in the national education system that he wanted to abolish.
Several students of the Indonesian Islamic University (UII) in Yogyakarta have expressed disappointment over the news that former student Ibrahim Malik, who had been accused of sexual assault at home and abroad, has been found to have not breached any policies of the University of Melbourne in Australia where he is currently pursuing his master’s degree under a prestigious scholarship.
Survivors of sexual abuse or their friends, most of whom are female university students, have stood up and used online platforms to share their stories with the public, hoping to find justice and support.
“The perpetrator is a high-achieving student and was selected for the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI). He had a pious image, gave motivational speeches at many events and delivered sermons in mosques. He was also referred to as an ustaz [cleric]," a petition said.
As many as 30 female students from the Indonesian Islamic University (UII) in Yogyakarta have come forward and reported IM, an alumni of the school, to the Yogyakarta Legal Aid Institute for alleged sexual abuse.
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