CURRENT DEVELOPMENT OF VICTIM PROTECTION SERVICES AN INDONESIAN

CURRENT DEVELOPMENT OF VICTIM PROTECTION SERVICES: AN INDONESIAN EXPERIENCE Harkristuti Harkrisnowo Faculty of Law, Universitas Indonesia

Indonesian Women in Numbers Categories Total number of women Number of households Working women Formal: informal sector ratio Women over 60 Women with disability Teenagers/ girls Women as Head of the Households In million 115 40 -50 35 30 : 70 10, 2 6, 9 17 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 (P 2 TP 2)

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: Cooking Hair dressing Make up Sewing Handicraft

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

But. . . There a lot more to be done Together