MP: Evaluation Needed for Implementation of Sexual Violence Crimes Law
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Member of the House of Representatives’ Commission X Adde Rosi Khoerunnisa has stressed the need for a thorough evaluation of the implementation of Law Number 12 of 2022 on Sexual Violence Crimes (UU TPKS), particularly in the education sector.
She made this statement in response to the alleged sexual harassment case involving 16 students from the Faculty of Law at the University of Indonesia (FH UI) in a group chat.
Adde also highlighted the importance of strengthening protection in campuses to prevent similar incidents from recurring.
“This is the momentum for a total evaluation. All activities and traditions in the education environment must be reviewed to avoid becoming spaces for the normalisation of sexual harassment,” said Adde in her statement in Jakarta on Thursday.
According to her, all higher education institutions must tighten prevention and handling systems for sexual violence, and campuses must be serious, transparent, and victim-oriented in dealing with every case of sexual violence.
In addition, she encouraged the inclusion of sexual violence prevention materials in the curriculum, including understanding consent and power relations, so that students have ethical awareness in interactions.
Campuses were urged to change their approach from reactive to preventive through continuous education.
“Socialisation of the UU TPKS must be carried out continuously and integrated into the education system. Education must not be merely reactive when cases arise,” she said.
The case, she said, indicates serious issues, not only at the individual ethical level but also systemically in the education environment.
“The campus environment must be a safe, comfortable space free from sexual violence. This must not happen in higher education institutions,” said Adde.
Meanwhile, she stated that the existence of the Sexual Violence Prevention and Handling Task Force (Satgas PPKS) in higher education institutions must not be merely formalistic but must be optimised in a real manner.
“The Satgas PPKS must truly work effectively. Prevention and handling must be carried out seriously and victim-oriented,” she said.
Adde also encouraged the involvement of independent institutions such as the National Commission on Violence Against Women and the National Human Rights Commission in the evaluation and supervision process to make case handling more objective and accountable.
Commission X of the House of Representatives, she continued, will continue to monitor the strengthening of protection policies in the education sector so that campuses truly become safe, inclusive spaces free from sexual violence.
“Education not only produces intelligent individuals but also shapes character that upholds ethics and the dignity of others,” she concluded.