The Long Journey on the Outermost Islands
Monday, December 26, 2022
Tawaja Ramzia Djanoan provides guidance for female victims of sexual violence on the outermost islands of Indonesia. She initiates the Legal Aid Institute for Women and Children in North Maluku.
THE sun was rising when Tawaja Ramzia Djanoan closed the door of her house to hurry down the Daruba village road to the port. After 10 minutes, the 54-year-old woman arrived at the port and then boarded a motorboat. She was going to the Galo-Galo Island in Morotai Selatan subdistrict, which is an hour’s sail from Morotai Island, North Maluku.
It was Sunday, December 18, Tawaja was introducing the Sexual Violence Law (UU TPKS) to coastal wo
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