Protection against Sexual Violence

The most important thing about the new law is that it provides a comprehensive legal umbrella to prevent sexual violence.

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Minister of Women's Empowerment and Child Protection (PPPA) I Gusti Ayu Bintang Darmawati (right) gives the government's final view regarding the decision-making of the Draft Law on Sexual Violence (RUU TPKS) to DPR Speaker Puan Maharani during a DPR plenary meeting at the Parliament Complex, Senayan , Jakarta, Tuesday (12/4/2022).

After the House of Representatives (DPR) finally passed the sexual violence bill into law during a plenary session on Tuesday, the next step is to implement the new law.