Sexual violence cases in Indonesia, especially against women, largely constituted those occurring in the private sphere, wherein perpetrators were the closest .
Women's rights activists in Indonesia have declared a state of emergency over gender-based violence following the suicide of a woman who was allegedly raped and twice forced to have an abortion by her policeman boyfriend, in a case that highlights the public's dwindling trust towards law enforcement in Southeast Asia's biggest economy. On Thursday (Dec 2), Novia Widyasari, 23, was.
#JusticeForNoviaWidyasari has been trending after a 23-year-old was found dead. She was allegedly raped by her police officer boyfriend, but the authorities came under fire for contradicting her claim, highlighting dwindling public trust towards them.