Lobbying the Champions
Supporters of Sexual Violence Eradication Bill are tirelessly lobbying political party leaders and parliament members. They mapped the legislators who could help accelerate the deliberation and passing of the bill into law. The activists switched their approach from hard-line to political lobbies. The Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) is still standing in their way.
Devy Ernis
April 26, 2021
ONE month after the Sexual Violence Eradication Bill was driven out of the list of priorities of the 2020 National Legislation Program (Prolegnas), leaders of the National Commission on Violence against Women (Komnas Perempuan) met with Democrat Party Chairman Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono, on August 7 last year. Komnas Perempuan member Maria Ulfah Anshor said the meeting was meant to introduce the new executives of the institution. “W
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