We Need to Break Down this Patriarchal Wall
Minister of Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection, I Gusti Ayu Bintang Darmawati, says that prevailing high sexual violence cases necessitate speedy endorsement of the Sexual Violence Bill. The government targets to pass it this year.
Abdul Manan
March 14, 2022
THE Sexual Violence Bill which many parties have struggled for over since 2016 might see the light of day soon. At the plenary session on January 18, the House of Representatives (DPR) finally included the bill in its National Legislation Program. Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection Minister, I Gusti Ayu Bintang Darmawati said the government had strengthened the bill and tried to accommodate the aspirations of groups challenging it so
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