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        "id": 1768876,
        "msgid": "kpai-recommends-steps-to-end-child-violence-1779890018",
        "date": "2026-05-27 19:59:00",
        "title": "KPAI Recommends Steps to End Child Violence",
        "author": "Cahya  Mulyana",
        "source": "MEDIA_INDONESIA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "The Commission for Child Protection (KPAI) has urged urgent government action to address systemic sexual violence in Islamic boarding schools, advocating national health assessments, proactive victim support, and stricter legal enforcement. It also stresses the need for parental involvement and the swift passage of the Child Care Bill to establish binding protection standards, ensuring schools remain safe environments for children's education and moral development.",
        "content": "<p>After a series of shocking cases in Pati and Ngawi, the public has\nagain been confronted with the arrest of a padepokan (traditional\nIslamic boarding school) leader in Pekalongan Regency, Central Java, on\nsuspicion of sexual misconduct against dozens of female students.\nFollowing repeated incidents of sexual abuse within pesantren (Islamic\nboarding schools), the Commission for Child Protection (KPAI) has\nformulated recommendations that must be urgently implemented by the\nstate and stakeholders to break the cycle of sexual violence,\nparticularly in such institutions. KPAI Commissioner Jasra Putra stated\nthe need for a revolutionary work paradigm through national assessments,\nurging the central and regional governments to prioritise prevention.\n\u2018Currently, the government is conducting National Assessments in\neducation, health, and mental health sectors. KPAI insists this\nprogramme must consistently reach all children in pesantren. Early\ndetection of students\u2019 physical and mental health is key. Without proper\ninitial health assessments, educational programmes risk failure and the\nstate will be unable to curb the rising rate of sexual crimes,\u2019 Jasra\nsaid during a Wednesday (27 May) interview. Proactive victim retrieval\nand recovery must accompany strict monitoring and assessments. The\nsooner victims are detected and provided with counselling and\npsychological support, the more effective child protection programmes\nwill be in pesantren. Jasra added that KPAI demands a comprehensive\nreview of law enforcement effectiveness under current regulations. A\nmonitoring system involving founders, promoters, managers, and\nadministrators of pesantren is essential for collaborative efforts to\neliminate sexual violence. Beyond pesantren, parental involvement is\ncrucial. Education should not solely rest on the shoulders of boarding\nschools. \u2018Parents who entrust their children to pesantren must remain\nactively involved in supervision. The current hands-off approach after\nsending children to boarding schools must shift to a participatory and\ncommunicative parenting style,\u2019 Jasra said. Lastly, urgent passage of\nthe Child Care Bill (RUU Pengasuhan Anak) is a critical upstream\nintervention. Jasra stressed the urgency of the bill, noting the state\u2019s\nrole in early detection of care quality from birth onwards. \u2018Without\nroutine and effective care monitoring, we will continue facing issues at\nthe peak\u2014when children repeatedly suffer neglect, abandonment, and\nabuse. The Child Care Bill is crucial to ensure binding protection\nstandards for all parties, so children are not victimised in places that\nshould be their safest spaces for learning religion and morals,\u2019 he\nconcluded.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/kpai-recommends-steps-to-end-child-violence-1779890018",
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