The Impact of Violence Against Women, Empowering Change From Victim to Survivor

CASES WITH RELATION TO VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

The presence of a call regarding the 16 Days Campaign against Violence against Women (16HAKTP) which takes place starting on November 25 until its end on December 10, 2024 needs to be explored and introduced further to the community as part of their lives. This campaign on violence against women with the theme “Protect All, Fulfill Victims' Rights, End Violence against Women” is an appeal to a wide audience as a form of prevention of the worsening cases of gender-based violence.

 Looking at the theme called for in this campaign, it is hoped that victims of violence against women can be protected by ending the violence experienced so that the rights of victims can be fulfilled from the actions they should not experience, as a response that can be done to prevent the worsening of the situation of violence that occurs especially to women.

Based on the data foreseen by the Online Information System for the Protection of Women and Children (SIMFONI PPA), it was entered that there were 24,605 reports of violence on the website in the form of verified data and unverified data (data entered in the current month), of which 21,330 cases were cases of violence against women since January 1, 2024 to date ( Real Time). 

Based on the data provided by the Online Information System for the Protection of Women and Children (SIMFONI PPA), it can be calculated that 86.7 percent of the reported cases of violence were against women.

Of the numerous cases that can be addressed, one of them is the case of violence against women experienced by Almahurmah Mbatti Mbana (44) who was the victim of violence she experienced at the hands of her own lover. 

The victim died due to complications from her wounds and lung damage caused by her lover, Gabriel Sengkoen (34), who burned her alive. This crime occurred in the city of Kupang, where the victim died after being treated for three days in the intensive care unit of the Regional General Hospital (RSUD) WZ Yohanes Kupang, reportedly the victim suffered burns up to 90 percent of his body, which ended in his death.

THE CLASSIFICATION OF TYPES OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
On the basis of data from the Online Information System for the Protection of Women and Children (SIMFONI PPA), cases of violence against victims can occur anywhere and at any given time, such as in the household in the form of domestic violence (KDRT), in public facilities, in their school environment, and even in their work environments.

 The perpetrators of these unlawful behaviors can be any individual, such as our significant others, distant or close family members, parties in the school environment, or even our own immediate supervisors and work colleagues.

With the data provided by the Women's Health Foundation on their official homepage, it can be seen that violence itself can be classified into several types of violence, such as the most common type of violence is sexual violence, followed by physical violence, violence against the victim's psyche, as well as some violence that falls into other categories such as: neglect, trafficking, and exploitation. 

With the highest age range of victims in the age range of 13-17 years, followed by the age range of 25-44 years, followed by the age range of 6-12 years, then the age range of 18-24 years, then 0-5 years, age 45-59 years, which was ended by violence that occurred to victims aged 60 years and over.

THE LAW THAT GOVERNS

There are, naturally, laws in force in Indonesia that regulate violence against women. Some of them are in the Criminal Code (KUHP) which is regulated in Article 281, Article 289 and Article 290 which regulates indecent acts, obscene acts and physical harassment. There is also Law Number 7 of 1984 concerning the ratification of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women where this law is one of the legal bases that protect women from violence

. Then there is the regulation of Law Number 39 of 1999 on Human Rights (HAM), which is included in one of the laws that underlie the law that protects women from violence against them. And there are also regulations that regulate the content of the protection of women's human rights in Law Number 23 of 2004 on Human Rights (HAM). 

Followed by regulations that have recently appeared in the law governing the Indonesian society is Law Number 12 of 2022 concerning Criminal Acts of Sexual Violence where this one law regulates the prevention, handling, protection and recovery of all forms of criminal acts of sexual violence experienced by victims.

THE PARTIES THAT PROTECT

In addition to legal regulations that are expected to prevent violence against women, there are also institutions that protect women from violence against them, such as the National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan). 

 This institution was established in 1998 and is categorized as an independent institution to protect women's rights by making various efforts to prevent and combat violence against women such as reviewing policies, collecting data and facilitating cooperation.

 One of the concrete examples carried out by the National Commission on Violence against Women (Komnas Perempuan) recently is holding a campaign as a form of response to violence experienced by women in any form with the hope of reducing the victims that arise from these inappropriate actions which are carried out for 16 days from November 25, 2024 until December 10, 2024 later.

In addition to independent institutions, there is also the Women and Children Protection Unit (UPPA) of the National Police in the form of a unit tasked with providing protection to women who are victims of crimes in the form of violence in any form such as victims of trafficking and sexual harassment crimes, and enforcing the law against the perpetrators of these crimes by providing fast and professional services to victims so that a sense of security and comfort can be created for victims and processing the perpetrators of crimes up to court.

 Then there are also other parties other than the parties previously described, namely the SAPA 129 service in the form of a special service provided as a place that can be contacted by victims or other related parties to report acts of violence against women.

CONCLUSION

The presence of gender-based violence, primarily directed at women, occurs to various parties in Indonesia in various age ranges, young or even old. These inappropriate actions can be classified into various forms of violence, physical and non-physical. Cases of violence against women in Indonesia have reached a very alarming number and occur in all parts of Indonesia. 

The impact of these indecent acts varies for each victim and the type of violence committed where in the worst cases death becomes the end for the victims themselves. 

The existence of laws in the form of regulations that are present in this society seems to be less effective as a form of prevention considering the number of cases that are present until this moment, where even independent institutions are formed as a deep response to these indecent acts. The government's unitary unit and even the service center as a place of complaint do not seem to be able to work effectively to prevent these inappropriate acts from occurring.