Women's Rights & Gender Equality

August 2024

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Kompas.com – August 13, 2024

Singgih Wiryono, Bagus Santosa, Jakarta – National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) Chairperson Andy Yentriyani says that as many as 34,682 women fell victim to acts of violence in 2024.

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KBR – August 2, 2024

Hoirunnisa, Jakarta – Women's labour groups say that President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's policies over the period he has been in power have impoverishing many working families.

April 2024

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Kompas.com – April 26, 2024

Fitria Chusna Farisa, Jakarta – The findings of a study by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) shows that the number of female legislative candidates (candidates) who have the potential to qualify as members of the national House of Representatives (DPR) in the

March 2024

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Tempo – March 8, 2024

Rachel Farahdiba Regar, Jakarta – On Friday March 8, the Jogja International Women's Day (IWD) Committee held an action in the Central Java city of Yogyakarta to commemorate IWD with the theme being the call "Let's take it back".

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Detik.com – March 7, 2024

Tina Susilawati, Jakarta – The National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) has released its annual report in which it noted that there were 401,975 cases of violence against women throughout 2023.

June 2023

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Kompas.com – June 20, 2023

Singgih Wiryono, Jakarta – The National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) says that reports of violence against women have increased since the enactment of the Law on the Eradication of Domestic Violence (PKDRT) and the Law on Sexual Violence Crimes (TPKS).

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Kompas.com – June 20, 2023

Singgih Wiryono, Jakarta – The National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) has released an annual report (Catahu) covering the last 21 years, beginning in 2001.

May 2023

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CNN Indonesia – May 25, 2023

Jakarta – The National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) recorded that the number of cases of violence against women reached 457,895 in 2022.

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Kompas.com – May 22, 2023

Vitorio Mantalean, Jakarta – The Social Concern for Women's Representation has sent a subpoena to the Election Supervisory Body (Bawaslu).

March 2023

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Tribune Yogya – March 8, 2023

Neti Istimewa Rukmana, Yogya – Dozens of students from various different universities that are part of the International Women's Day (IWD) alliance articulated the 2023 IWD Manifesto during an action at the Malioboro shopping district in the Central Java city of Yogyakarta on March 8.