The Defender of the Victims of Violence
Cases of violence against women and children in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) are like an iceberg phenomenon. For 16 years, Veronika Ata, has only handled some of so many cases that occurred in the province.
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Veronika Ata
Cases of violence against women and children in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) are like an iceberg phenomenon. For 16 years, Veronika Ata, has only handled some of so many cases that occurred in the province. She has built a network to eliminate the cases of violence.
Upon hearing the news that the indigenous people of Pubabu, Timor Tengah Selatan, were being evicted from their customary forest by the NTT provincial government in mid-August, Veronika immediately took action. She invited a number of women to visit the location and monitor the impact of the eviction on women and children.