Jakarta – The police in Pontianak, West Kalimantan, have named a local police officer a suspect for allegedly raping a 15-year-old girl who had violated traffic rules.

Jakarta – Clinical laboratory firm PT Kimia Farma Diagnostika, a subsidiary of publicly-listed pharmaceutical company PT Kimia Farma, is set to pursue legal action against an employee w

Jakarta – The Pontianak Police in West Kalimantan are investigating a traffic police officer for allegedly raping a 15-year-old girl after pulling her over.

Tri Indah Oktavianti, Jakarta – The University of Indonesia (UI) has clarified and rebuffed criticism against the consensual sex subject taught in this year's freshman orientation progr

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – The University of Indonesia (UI) has found itself embroiled in a controversy for including sexual education, with an emphasis on consent, in this year's fr

Jakarta – The Women's Empowerment and Child Protection Ministry has urged lawmakers to pass the sexual violence eradication bill into law to fill the country's legal gaps pertaining to

Having had a female president and with a woman as the current speaker at its House of Representatives (DPR), one would think that much progress has been made for women in Indonesian pol

Jakarta – A female junior high school student in West Tanjung Jabung, Jambi, was allegedly locked up and raped multiple times by her own tutor over the course of 20 days.

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – It was an hour past midnight on Sept.

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Alexandra Helena, Jakarta – The National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) on Tuesday announced that the poverty rate in Indonesia's Eastern regions correlates wit

Jakarta – The East Jakarta Police have arrested a Quran teacher in Jakarta who allegedly molested three children.

Jakarta – The Makassar police in South Sulawesi arrested on Monday a Qur'an teacher for allegedly sexually abusing a number of his underage students.

A 15-year-old girl, who was sexually abused by people close to her, has been sentenced to two years in prison after she was found guilty for the murder of her 5-year-old neighbor.

Andi Hajramurni, Makassar – The South Sulawesi Police have carried out their legal proceedings against the head of the Selayar Islands Police's criminal investigation unit for allegedl

Jakarta – The Trimurjo Police in Lampung have arrested a man for allegedly stabbing his wife after she refused to allow him to live a polygamous lifestyle by marrying another woman.

Jakarta – The police in Palembang, South Sumatra, are investigating a 43-year-old private university lecturer after he was caught sexually assaulting an underage boy.

Jakarta – The Legislative Women's Caucus (KPP-RI) plans to engage religious organizations as campaigners in an effort to push the House of Representatives to pass the long-awaited sexu

Jakarta – A man in Way Kanan, Lampung, allegedly murdered his own baby after his wife refused to have sex with him, local police said.

Amid widespread accusations from the public that authorities did not take a sexual assault case seriously until after details of the case went viral online, the South Tangerang Police

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Andi Hajramuni, Makassar – A 55-year-old male Qur'an teacher in Makassar, South Sulawesi, has been reported for allegedly sexually abusing his students.

Jakarta – The police in Surabaya, East Java, have detained a former student of Airlangga University (Unair) alleged to have sexually assaulted multiple victims after tricking them into

The Enact the Draft Law on the Elimination of Sexual Violence Alliance (Aliansi Sahkan RUU PKS) again took to the streets of the Central Java city of Yogyakarta on Tuesday August 4.

A shaman in East Java has been named a suspect for sexually assaulting his female customer under the guise of alternative treatment.

Nina Loasana, Jakarta – Airlangga University (Unair) in Surabaya, East Java, has officially expelled a student who had reportedly tricked multiple victims into performing an act known

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – Several students of the Indonesian Islamic University (UII) in Yogyakarta have expressed disappointment over the news that former student Ibrahim Malik, w

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Nina Loasana, Jakarta – Authorities are investigating allegations that a student at Airlangga University (Unair) in Surabaya, East Java, sexually assaulted multiple people after severa

Dyaning Pangestika, Jakarta – The University of Melbourne in Australia has found that Ibrahim Malik, a student accused of sexual assault by dozens of women in Indonesia, did not breach

Jakarta – The head of a pesantren (Islamic boarding school) in Serang regency, Banten, identified as JM, 52, has been arrested for allegedly molesting his students.

Ivany Atina Arbi, Evi Mariani and Dwi Atmanta, Jakarta – Top officials in the Catholic Church have said that they are coming up with a protocol to protect minors and vulnerable adults,

Ivany Atina Arbi, Evi Mariani and Dwi Atmanta, Jakarta – Twenty-seven years ago, an 11-year-old girl knelt beside a priest in a mandatory confession organized by her Catholic school in

Jakarta – The Surabaya Police in East Java and the Bengkayang Police in West Kalimantan have arrested two suspects in two separate rape cases allegedly involving their own sisters.

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Ivany Atina Arbi, Evi Mariani and Dwi Atmanta, Jakarta – Victims of sexual abuse and harassment in the Indonesian Catholic Church face "thick walls" of silence, secrecy and denial, hav

Sausan Atika, Jakarta – The long battle to end discrimination against women in Indonesia seems to be getting longer and longer as politicians remain at an impasse over passing pro-wome

Alfath Asmunda, Banda Aceh – A series of cases of sexual violence against children has taken place in Aceh.

After launching a peaceful action on Tuesday July 15, the Alliance for the Enactment of the Draft Law on the Eradication of Sexual Violence (Aliansi Sahkan RUU PKS) in the Central Java

A man in his 20s allegedly assaulted his wife out of impatience, all because the victim couldn't finish frying ikan asin, or salted fish, any sooner.

Jakarta – The DPR has removed the Sexual Violence Bill from the agenda for deliberations this year. This ignores the urgency and aspirations of the victims.

Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – A recent case of child sexual abuse at a Catholic church in Depok, West Java, sheds light on the flaws and complexity of Indonesia's criminal law, which has ha

A man in Siberut Island, which is part of the Mentawai Islands in West Sumatra, allegedly raped and impregnated his teenage daughter.

On Tuesday July 14, pro-democracy and gender equality organisations and individuals in the Central Java city of Yogyakarta from the Enact the Draft Law on the Elimination of Sexual Vio

Tri Indah Oktavianti, Jakarta – The Jakarta chapter of the Legal Aid Foundation of the Indonesian Women's Association for Justice (LBH APIK Jakarta) is raising funds to support victims

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – A growing women's movement in support of the sexual violence eradication bill (RUU PKS) has encouraged more politicians to publicly and vocally support the leg

On Tuesday July 7, the Women's Anti-Violence Movement (Gerak Perempuan), which is an alliance of dozens of organisations and individuals, held a protest action in front of the House of

Jakarta – A French citizen who was recently arrested for allegedly molesting over 300 children died on Sunday evening following a reported suicide attempt while in detention in Jakarta

Gemma Holliani Cahya, Jakarta – "She would send WhatsApp messages to our hotline early in the morning or at noon, when her husband was asleep," said Uli Pangaribuan, a lawyer represent

Jakarta – The South Sumatran police have arrested an 18-year-old man suspected to have raped and murdered his former elementary school teacher in Marga Rahayu village, Banyuasin regenc