Highlights of the Sexual Violence Law

The effectiveness of the criminal justice system essentially does not weigh on how many crimes it uncovers, but on how it can prevent crimes from occurring.

Tuesday marked a milestone in Indonesia’s legal history with the ratification of the Sexual Violence Law. (UU TPKS)

Three times did the House of Representatives (DPR) speaker Puan Maharani asked for the approval from the House members on the ratification of the Sexual Violence Bill into law. The deliberating lawmakers answered each time in acclamation with the chorus "agree". A throng of women’s activists in the balcony promptly broke out in applause as a show of joy for the passing of the law.