Jokowi Calls for Accelerated Deliberation of Sexual Violence Bill
President Jokowi has assigned the Law and Human Rights Ministry and the Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection Ministry to accelerate deliberations on the sexual violence eradication bill.
President Joko Widodo asked that the discussion of the Bill on the Crime of Sexual Violence be discussed immediately. This was conveyed in a virtual statement, Tuesday (4/1/2022) afternoon.
JAKARTA, KOMPAS - President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has urged his ministers to speed up the approval of the sexual violence eradication bill. The President has asked the Human Rights Ministry and the Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection Ministry to coordinate with the House of Representatives so that the deliberation of the bill can move more quickly. The draft of the bill was submitted to the House in 2016 for approval, but it has still not been passed.
"The protection of the victims of sexual violence should be our common concern, especially related to sexual violence against women, which should be urgently addressed," the President said in a video statement broadcast from Merdeka Palace in Jakarta on Tuesday (4/1/2022).