Violence in home
So far, many people assume that cases of violence in the family / household is a private matter that should not be entered outside parties. Some even consider it not as an act of violence .
Violence outside the home easier to detect because victims will immediately report or ask for help, but violence in the home is really difficult to express because in addition to regard it as a disgrace to the family, many women feel when afraid to loose livelihood of women who experience domestic violence does not work.
Comprehensive statistical data on Indonesian domestic violence may not be available to complete because of the many obstacles, but some information can be obtained are quite surprising. According to women’s cricis center em> in Jakarta, during the period 1997-2002 there were 879 cases of domestic violence complaints at 69-74% is Jabotabek.Performer husband. Annual records of the Violence Against Women presented the Chairman National Commission for Women Kamala Chandrakirana em> in 2006 in the National Commission for Women, Jakarta, on March 17, 2006 stated that in 2005 there were 20 391 cases of violence against women are handled by 215 institutions in 29 provinces in Indonesia.
On September 22, 2004 has been enacted Law No. 23 Thun 2004 on the Elimination of Domestic Violence or known by the Domestic Violence Act. According to Article 1 (1) of Act No.24 of 2004, the definition of Domestic violence is any act against anyone, especially women, which result in misery or suffering physical, sexual, psychological, and / or negligence of the house including the threat lo tanga acts, coercion, or deprivation of liberty unlawfully within the scope of the household.
If you’re a woman or want to know more about the contents of this Domestic Violence Act, please buy, possess and read this Domestic Violence Act. For these women need to spread out to know and realize women deserved to not get harsh treatment in the cultural a> that would affect a family.
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