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For three years, dozens of women, activists and survivors of sexual violence have fought relentlessly to make Indonesia a safer place. They have campaigned and lobbied lawmakers to pass the bill on the elimination of sexual violence. In late September, they received devastating news: the lawmakers serving between 2014 and 2019 would not pass the bill. However, there is a glimmer of hope from the new members of the House of Representatives.
A recent survey conducted by the Coalition for Safe Public Space (KRPA) reveals that public transportation is the second-most dangerous public place for women, with the frequency of sexual harassment only less than often than that which occurs on the street.
The Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on the Beijing+25 Review will meet in Bangkok this week to explore how more commitments of the Beijing Declaration can be met to improve the lives of women and girls in the region. Asia-Pacific governments have reviewed their progress and identified three priority areas where action is imperative to accelerate progress in the coming five years.
Indonesia ranked 104 out of 160 countries on the United Nations Development Program’s 2017 Gender Inequality Index, which measures gender disparities in education, reproductive health and economic and political participation. Indonesia’s ranking has changed little in recent years and is below that of most of its Asian neighbors.
