The Urgency of Women Protection from Sexual Violence: An Analysis of The Current Regulations in Indonesia

Abstract

. The purpose of the Indonesia listed in the constitution is to protect the entire Indonesian citizens. One form of protection for citizens is protecting the right to be free from threats and violence. However, in the last three years, cases of sexual violence have tended to increase. In 2019, there were 3,528 cases of sexual violence. After the draft of the Women's Violence Bill (RUU P-KS) fails to be ratified by the DPR from 2016 to 2020, further evaluation and analysis should be conducted to know the consequences and impact on efforts to protect women from violence as well as any efforts that have been made by the Indonesian government to take preventive and repressive measures against cases of sexual violence that afflict women. This study seeks to examine juridical rules related to the protection of women in the realm of legislation and policies made by the Government. This study uses a normative juridical approach. This study concludes that there are no laws and regulations in Indonesia that specifically deal with sexual violence. The existing regulations such as KUHP, the Law on the Elimination of Domestic Violence, etc., have not addressed sexual violence specifically.