Legal aid posts for women

Legal aid posts for women

JAKARTA: Lawyers grouped in the Legal Team for Women's
Political Rights say they have opened legal advocacy posts for
women. The posts have been set up to ensure "democratization
which is just, peaceful and free of violence", said a letter
signed by the lawyers, including Asnifriyanti Damanik.

Complaints can be related to physical, verbal and sexual
assault of women, isolation and other psychological pressure,
bribes and pressure by family members including spouses to choose
a particular party and pressuring a woman against using her
political rights.

The contact number for the legal aid office of the Association
of Indonesian Women for Justice (LBH Apik) in East Jakarta is
87797289; the legal aid post (Posbakum) at the South Jakarta
District Court, 7807416; General Elections Advocacy Committee
(KAPU) at Megaria shopping center, 31906918; the legal aid office
of the Association of Muslim Scholars (LKBH-ICMI) in Bekasi,
8855061; LKBH-GKJI in West Jakarta, 5362610; in the Central
Jakarta area 3100061; and the West Jakarta office of the
Indonesian Lawyers' Association (Ikadin), 6284847.

LBH Apik is the only one which receives reports apart from the
hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (anr)