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)