Research Article
Legal Protection of Violence Against Women in Semarang City, Indonesia
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.5-8-2019.2308630, author={Ratna Herawati and Sekar Anggun Gading Pinilih and Ani Purwanti}, title={Legal Protection of Violence Against Women in Semarang City, Indonesia}, proceedings={Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Fundamental Rights, I-COFFEES 2019, 5-6 August 2019, Bandar Lampung, Lampung, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={I-COFFEES}, year={2021}, month={6}, keywords={legal protection; women; violences; semarang city}, doi={10.4108/eai.5-8-2019.2308630} }- Ratna Herawati
Sekar Anggun Gading Pinilih
Ani Purwanti
Year: 2021
Legal Protection of Violence Against Women in Semarang City, Indonesia
I-COFFEES
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.5-8-2019.2308630
Abstract
The number of violence against women in Semarang City every year continues to increase, even become areas with the highest cases of violence in the Central Java. Therefore, Semarang City needs to do efforts to protect women from violence. This study aims to examine the efforts of Semarang City Government to protect the women from violence’s. This research is a normative law research by laws. The data used are secondary data, which consist of primary law and secondary law materials. The result shows Semarang City already stipulate Local Act number 5 of 2016 on the Protection of Women and Children from Violence to reduce a number of violence of women. In addition, various efforts are also made by Semarang City, such as established an Integrated Service Center that helps the Department of Women Empowerment and Child Protection of Semarang City; providing Rumah Duta Revolusi Mental (RDRM) as a shelter and legal aid victims of violence’s and bullying to women and children, in coordination with other agencies, and socialization the law to the public.
