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Gender Law and Human Rights

Pros and Cons of Passing the Draft Law on the Elimination of

Sexual Violence: Between Hoax and Reality

Rini Archa Saputri, Herdiyanti, Dini Wulansari, Sarpin,

Universitas Bangka Belitung

Indonesia is in the midst of a sexual violence emergency. Komnas Perempuan

records that every two hours, there are 3 Indonesian women who experience

violence. Every year cases of sexual violence against women continue to increase.

Komnas Perempuan's Annual Record (CATAHU) states that in 2019, there were

406,178 cases of violence against women reported and handled during 2018, up

from the previous year of 348,466 cases. The data does not include victims who

chose to keep quiet and close their sexual violence meetings because they felt

ashamed and felt that there was no legal umbrella that could guarantee their

protection. This condition must be ended. This ultimately led to the birth of the

Draft Law on the Elimination of Sexual Violence (RUU P-KS). The Bill on P-KS is

predicted to be a solution to address the problem of sexual violence. But in its

journey, the P-KS Bill had to go through a long and winding road in its

endorsement efforts. The P-KS bill has caused polemics and has led to various

interpretations, and even hoaks. Some circles support the ratification of the PKS

Bill immediately. Some others, suspect the existence of certain interests, hidden

messages, in the articles contained in the P-KS Bill. This study tries to examine and

provide enlightenment related to the interpretation of the P-KS Bill, which has

been widely debated thus causing pros and cons.

Keywords: Sexual Violence; Violence against Women; RUU P-KS

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