Hand-in-hand Seeking Public Support
Women activists widen their network and rally support to ratify the Sexual Violence Eradication Bill. A number of women ulema made a breakthrough by organizing the first Indonesian Ulema Women’s Congress in 2017 to support the elimination of sexual violence, promotion of gender equality, and prevention of child marriage. Intensifying its online campaign, the women activists seek support from influential mass organizations, some of whom are still at odds with the activists.
Gabriel Wahyu Titiyoga
April 26, 2021
FOR an hour, Alimah held an online meeting with some members of Perempuan Berkisah (Women Telling Stories), a group she founded, on Monday, April 12. She discussed plans to publish a book to support the mentoring program for sexual violence survivors. The book, with stories from women driving the group, is a continuation of the story-sharing movement on the site Perempuan Berkisah, managed by survivors of sexual violence. “We embrace and em
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