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The Law on Sexual Violence Crimes (Indonesian: Undang-Undang Tindak Pidana Kekerasan Seksual, abbreviated as UU TPKS) is a law aimed to tackle sexual violence in Indonesia. The bill of the law was proposed on January 26, 2016. The law focuses on the prevention of sexual violence, more rights for victims and to acknowledge marital rape. [1]
According to historical records, a civil law called the Code Civil des Français was formed in 1804, in which most European referred to them as the Napoleon Code. [2] On 24 May 1806 the Netherlands became a French client state, styled the Kingdom of Holland under Napoleon's brother, Louis Bonaparte in which he was instructed by Napoleon to receive and enact the Napoleonic Code.
Advocates for human rights have noted actions by the government of Indonesia as concerning. Although the country has had Komnas HAM, which enjoys a degree of independence from government and holds United Nations accreditation, the commission itself has little effect as it was not given any legal teeth against discriminatory practices committed by the government.
In 2001–2004, this ministry was known as the Department of Law and Legislation (Departemen Hukum dan Perundang-undangan). From 2004–2009, this ministry was known as the Department of Law and Human Rights ( Departemen Hukum dan Hak Asasi Manusia ).
Baharuddin Lopa was born in Polewali Mandar, West Sulawesi, Indonesia on 27 August 1935. He attended Hasanuddin University, majored in law, and graduated in 1962.Lopa then had a lengthy career as an attorney, including services as a district attorney at the State District Attorney Office in Ujung Pandang (1958–1960) and head of the State District Attorney Office in Ternate (1964–1966).
The beginning of the New Legal Aid in Indonesia was marked by the drafting of Law 16/2011. This law marked an important change in legal aid in Indonesia. Prior to the creation of Law 16/2011, legal aid and public interest law organizations, including LBH Jakarta, conducted their work without legislative or regulatory structures.
Sexual bullying is bullying that involves aggression centered around a person’s body, sexuality, or sex that is typically observed among adolescents . [1] [2] It is a form of sexual harassment with the key difference being the intention of the perpetrator, a repetition of behavior, and a clear power imbalance between bully and victim.
Indonesia is a source, transit, and destination country for women, children, and men trafficked for the purposes of commercial sexual exploitation and forced labor. The greatest threat of trafficking facing Indonesian men and women is that posed by conditions of forced labor and debt bondage in more developed Asian countries and the Middle East .