Papua’s Oppressed
In indigenous cultures in Papua, the position of women makes them highly vulnerable to oppression. In addition, they are subjected to violence as a result of the presence of the military and multinational corporations. Data from the Central Bureau of Statistics shows that violence against women and children in Papua reached 13.62 percent, the highest level in Indonesia.
December 15, 2009
A FESTIVE celebration for the 10th anniversary of the National Commission on Women (Komnas Perempuan) was held on Monday two weeks ago. At the event held in the auditorium of the Agency for the Assessment & Application of Technology (BPPT) in Jakarta, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono who attended was given a report from the commission on all forms of violence against women that have taken place in the past four decades of Indonesian history. An
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