CURRENT DEVELOPMENT OF VICTIM PROTECTION SERVICES:AN INDONESIAN EXPERIENCE

Harkristuti HarkrisnowoFaculty of Law, Universitas Indonesia

Indonesian Women in Numbers

Categories In million

Total number of women 115 Number of households 40-50 Working women 35

Formal: informal sector ratio

30 : 70

Women over 60 10,2 Women with disability 6,9 Teenagers/ girls 17 Women as Head of the Households

5,2

Women: Laws & Regulations

The 1945 Constitution and its four Amendments Law no. 7/1984 ratifying CEDAW Law no. 39/1999 on Human Rights Law no. 23 /2002 on Child Protection Law no. 23/2004 in the Elimination of Domestic

Violence Law no. 21/2007 on The Elimination of Human

Trafficking Presidential Decree no. 23/2011 on Human Rights

National Action Plan

Laws & Regulation on Victim & Witness Law no. 13/2006 on Witness & Victims

Protection Government Regulation no. 4/2006 on The

Administration and Cooperation to Redress Victims of Domestic Violence

Government Regulation no. 9/2008 on Procedure and Integrated Mechanism for Services of Witness and Victim of Human Trafficking

Joint Decree of three Ministers and the Chief of Police on Integrated Services for Women and Children as Victims of Violence

Minister of Women Empowerment Decree no. 1/2007 on Coordinating Forum for the Administration and Cooperation to Prevent Domestic Violence and to Treat Victims of Domestic Violence

Decree of the Chief of Police no. 10/2007 on Implementing Guide for Women and Children Unit Desk in the Police

Minister of Women Empowerment Decree no. 2/2008 on the Administration of Women Protection

Decree of the Chief of Police no. 3/2008 on the Establishment of Special Service Room and Procedure for Examining Witness and Victims of Violence

Minister of Women Empowerment Decree no. 1/2009 on the Minimum Service Standard for Integrated Services fo Witness and Victims of Human Trafficking in the Regencies and Municipalities

Minister of Women Empowerment Decree on the Minimum Service Standard for Women and Children as Victims of Crime

Etc.

Institutions Dealing with Victims Witness and Victim Protection Agency

(mandated by Law no. 13/2006) Commission on Elimination of Violence Against

Women (Komnas Perempuan) National Human Rights Commission

(KOMNASHAM) Indonesian Child Protection Commission (KPAI) Women and Children Servide Desk (Police) Women Shelters Social Protection House/Trauma Center

(mandated by Law no. 21/2007) Women Crisis Centers Women Legal Aid Institutions

Pemberlakuan Norma, Standar, Prosedur dan Kriteria dalam bentuk pedoman Pelaksanaan Pembangunan Pemberdayaan Perempuan bagi pemerintah Provinsi, Kab/Kota dalam hal perlindungan Perempuan

Women Victim assistance programs Coordinated by the Ministry of Women

Empowerment and Child Protection In the Provinces, Regencies and

Municipalities there are local Governmental Unit dealing with Empowerment and Protection on Women and Children (P2TP2)

Economic Empowerment Vocational Trainings

Conducted after the issue of victimization is resolved

Provided to women without economic capacity Includes various simple income-generating

trainings such as:CookingHair dressingMake upSewingHandicraft

Traiing for each woman is taylored individually, taking into account the discrepancies in the background, competency, ability of each

Conducted via participatory method Designed to prepare the women to

reintegrate into their own environment

Production Input Providing assintance to women as a

capital to start their own income generating activity: Sewing machine Beauty salon equipment Cooking equipment Vegetable ‘gerobak’ complete with its

content

Marketing System Exposition Promotion Providing network

Group activity Gathering victims of violence whose legal

process has been completed, in order for them to :

Exchange of experiences Exchange of expertise Exchange of information on economic activity Empowering each other Providing contribution to the work of women

groups Participating and providing plaes for previous

victim of violence

There are a lot more to be doneTogether

But...