Among the many demands made by student protesters throughout Indonesia this week, which have largely been motivated by their rejection of several problematic bills Parliment has been t

Fikri Arigi, Jakarta – The House of Representatives (DPR) speaker Bambang Soesatyo said the plenary meeting which is slated to take place Thursday, September 26, might possibly pass th

Yulida Medistiara, Jakarta – The Draft Law in the Elimination of Sexual Harassment (RUU-PKS) is still being deliberated by the House of Representatives (DPR).

Nur Azizah Rizki Astuti, Jakarta – The National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) is urging the House of Representatives (DPR) to immediately ratify the Draft Law

Maidian Reviani – The national director of the Service Provider Forum (FPL) for female victims of violence, Yustina Fendrita, says that civil society groups have launched a movement to

Jakarta – Students of Al Jamiyatul Washliyah Social Funding Foundation in Medan, North Sumatra, have called for an investigation into the school's principal for alleged sexual harassme

An Indonesian man named Muh Aris bin Syukur from the city of Mojokerto in East Java was sentenced with chemical castration for the rape of nine children in a landmark ruling for the co

Jakarta – The Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) emphatically opposes the Draft Law on the Elimination of Sexual Violence believing that it contains Western feminist ideas which are anti-re

M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – The government has yet to show its seriousness in making policies concerning the handling of victims of violence and sexual harassment.

Paulina Quintao – The National Director for Integrated Gender Political Approach and Women's Capacity at the Secretariat of State for Equality and Inclusion (SEII), Maria Filomena Babo

Indonesia had a small victory in the fight against sexual harassment recently when President Joko Widodo granted amnesty to Baiq Nuril, a school teacher who was sentenced to six months

M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – The investigation on the alleged rape case experienced by a former employee of the Workers Social Security Agency (BPJS Ketenagakerjaan) which implicated

Police in Jakarta have arrested a man accused of murdering his wife and setting his own house on fire, which has left his five-year-old child, who he left inside during the blaze, seve

The injustice suffered by Baiq Nuril – a teacher who was sentenced to six months in prison for recording her principal sexually harassing her – was finally remedied by President Joko W

Amanda Siddharta, Jakarta – In 2019, Indonesians saw a surging number of cases of violence involving children.

Andita Rahma, Jakarta – The National Police HQ recorded there are 236 cases of child sexual assault occurred in January to May this year; yet only 50 percent of the total case was hand

Jakarta – Rape suspect Sugeng Slamet, 44, sustained bruises during his first day at the Lumajang detention center in East Java following an attack by his cellmates.

In mid-July, the male head of a pesantren (Islamic boarding school) in the ultraconservative province of Aceh, as well as one of the school's male teachers, were arrested by police for

A 44-year-old man named Sugeng Slamet from Lumajang, East Java, was violently assaulted in jail by other inmates, with police saying that they were repulsed by allegations that Sugeng

Another week, another highly disturbing report about extreme domestic violence in Indonesia, this time involving a man who allegedly set his wife on fire over suspected infidelity.

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo signed a decree on Monday granting amnesty to Baiq Nuril Maknun, the woman sentenced to six months in prison and a Rp 500 million ($35,600) fin

Saiful Bahri I, Lhokseumawe – Female religious pupils (santriwati) from the An Islamic boarding school (pesantren) in Lhokseumawe, northern Aceh, are now required to wear the cadar (fu

Danu Damarjati, Jakarta – A survey has found that victims of sexual harassment range from women wearing revealing clothing to those that are modestly dressed, including 17 percent who

James Massola, Jakarta – A sexual harassment victim who was jailed under Indonesia's strict defamation laws is set to be pardoned by Indonesian President Joko Widodo.

Eko Widianto, Malang – The ride-hailing app company Gojek has established a task force that will help to handle issues on sexual violence and harassment occurred during a trip for its

Tabita Diela, Jakarta – Indonesia's parliament approved on Thursday an amnesty for a woman who was jailed after recording lewd phone calls from her boss in a case that has caused outra

Indonesia's Parliament has approved an amnesty for a woman who was jailed after recording lewd phone calls from her boss.

Recently, a coalition of Indonesian feminist groups released the results of a very important survey about sexual harassment in the country.

Rizal Bomantama, Jakarta – Indonesian Child Protection Agency (KPAI) Commissioner for Education Affairs, Retno Listyarti, has revealed that the cases of sexual violence in schools in 2

Nick Baker – A series of marital rape cases have made headlines in Indonesia this month, with activists demanding the country better address this "hidden" crisis.

Kate Lamb – Activists have warned of an "epidemic" of sexual harassment and violence against women in Indonesia, in the wake of two recent cases of horrific domestic abuse.

Indonesia's Information and Electronic Transactions Law (the ITE Law) has all too frequently led to victims being charged, rather than perpetrators.

Resty Woro Yuniar – An Indonesian woman who received a six-month jail sentence for recording a lewd phone call from her boss has been given a reprieve by President Joko Widodo, in a ca

True to his word, President Joko Widodo has granted amnesty to Baiq Nuri – a woman who was sentenced to six months in prison for recording her boss' sexual harassment on tape – which w

Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo sent a letter on Monday to the House of Representatives' speaker Bambang Soesatyo to ask for a parliamentary response on his pl

A woman, facing six months in prison in Indonesia for recording a lewd phone call by her boss as evidence she was being harassed, is expected to receive a presidential amnesty after an

Suci Sekarwati, Jakarta – The Foreign Affairs Ministry confirmed than an Indonesian worker in Malaysia had reported rape. The woman works as a household helper in Perak.

Novy Lumanauw, Jakarta – Providing a glimmer of hope to a movement against sexual abuse in Indonesia, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo promised on Friday to swiftly resolve the case invo

Max Walden – An Indonesian woman prosecuted for secretly recording her boss sexually harassing her has asked President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to grant amnesty, after the country's Suprem

Friski Riana, Jakarta – The advocacy team of Baiq Nuril visited Presidential Staff Office Deputy V Jaleswari Pramodhawardani in Bina Graha building, Jakarta, Thursday, July 11 to deliv

Halida Bunga, Jakarta – Constitutional law expert Bivitri Susanti said that granting a pardon for Baiq Nuril Maknun is the appropriate step that President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo could do

Jakarta – In response to a recent case of a man allegedly assaulting his wife for refusing sex, the National Commission on Violence against Women (Komnas Perempuan) has said that forci

While Baiq Nuril, the schoolteacher who was sentenced to six months in prison for recording her boss' sexual harassment on tape, has exhausted all of her legal options to appeal in cou

A resident of North Jakarta's Tanjung Priok neighborhood, identified as 37-year-old Anton Nuryanto, was arrested on Friday for violently assaulting his wife, identified by her initials

Budiarti Utami Putri, Jakarta – House of Representatives (DPR) speaker Bambang Soesatyo said that its Commission III requested that President Jokowi pardon honorary senior high school

Jon Afrizal, Jambi – The Supreme Court has rejected a cassation appeal filed by the Muarobulian Prosecutor's Office in Jambi in relation to the case of a 15-year-old rape victim charge

Fikri Arigi and Andita Rahma, Jakarta – The Attorney General Muhammad Prasetyo said that everyone should understand the Supreme Court verdict on rejecting Baiq Nuril's appeal for a cas

Jakarta – Perempuan Mahardika (Free Women), a non-government organisation (NOG) working to protect women, is calling on President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to give amnesty to Baiq Nuril aft

Jakarta – An Indonesian woman who was handed a prison sentence for exposing her cheating boss, prompting a public outcry, has had her court appeal rejected.

The controversial case of Baiq Nuril has come to an end with a recent court ruling, which will see her serve a six-month prison sentence for trying to out her sexual harasser.