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Society 3 weeks 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.
Academia 3 weeks ago
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Why budget cuts betray the spirit of Ramadan and women’s rights
The government's commitment to women is being hollowed out by a "fiscal anemia" that favors bureaucrats over survivors through ruthless budget cuts that have institutionalized the abandonment of its most vulnerable citizens, even as the country touts its "free and active" policy stance on the global stage.
Americas 3 months ago
Trump flew on Epstein jet eight times in the '90s, according to prosecutor email
The latest release of Epstein files includes around 30,000 pages of documents, with many redactions, and dozens of video clips, including several purporting to be shot inside a federal detention center.
Society 5 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.
Archipelago 5 months ago
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Minister Nasaruddin downplays sexual abuse cases in ‘pesantren’
The 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.
Politics 9 months ago
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Female activist threatened after protesting minister’s denial of 1998 mass rape
Historian and activist Ita Fatia Nadia revealed that she has received anonymous threats after protesting Culture Minister Fadli Zon’s controversial remarks about the mass rape of Chinese-Indonesian women during the May 1998 riots, which preceded the fall of Soeharto and his authoritarian regime.
Archipelago 1 year ago
Bali tourists should use local guides, deputy minister says
Deputy Tourism Minister Ni Luh Puspa has urged Bali authorities to devise rules requiring people visiting the island to use local tour guides, following two recent reports of sexual violence against tourists in the past few weeks.
