Violence against children and women is increasing, not exception in Lampung province. Cases in East Lampung regency itself reaches 44 cases in 2021. The violence against children and women is mostly done by men. People need to know the reality to make them aware that people must care and protect each other.
Multiplication of Stube HEMAT in Lampung initiated socialization on violence against children and women in Iring Mulyo village, Metro City, Lampung (Saturday, 13/08/2022). This activity motivated the community, especially young people, to improve services for complaints about acts of violence against women and children, eliminate discrimination and improve the prevention of violence against women and children, facilitated by Nitaria Angkasa, SH., MH, a lecturer at the University of Muhammadiyah Metro. The pastor of GKSBS Batanghari and Multiplicator of Stube HEMAT in Lampung Rev. Theofilus Agus Rohadi, S.Th, accompanied twenty young people from Pondok Diakonia GKSBS Batanghari and Lampung University students in the discussion.
Nitaria explained bullying, human rights, and sexual harassment, where
children and women tend to be the victims by revealing the KUHP (Criminal Code) and KUHAP (Criminal
Procedure Code). The discussion started by responding to the participants'
question: were the suspects of violence against children and women sentenced to
life imprisonment or the death penalty? She answered that it all depends on the
crime committed by the perpetrator. If the perpetrator commits violence to
injure or beat until a disability occurs, the perpetrator is subject to
multiple punishments.
Another question came, “When we see our neighbor, the husband committed violence against his wife or child in his family, and we are as the neighbors saw the incident of violence and reported it to the authorities. Are we threatened by punishment because of interfering other people's affairs? Is there a law that protects the witness?” She replied that the witness would not be threatened but would receive legal protection. Based on the report, the authorities can follow up the cases of domestic violence (KDRT) because the victim was afraid to report directly, perhaps because she gets threats from the perpetrator.
Violence against women and children is becoming more and more, so the officials must work hard to promote human rights to eradicate these acts of violences. There are various regulations regarding acts of violence and institutions that are engaged in the protection of violence against women and children. Legal sanctions will be taken as a consequence of the acts of violence committed by the perpetrators. Currently, to handle cases of domestic violence (KDRT) is not only from a legal approach but involves other aspects and competent parties because there are many possible triggers of domestic violence.
The presentation and the dynamics of the discussion in Multiplication of Stube HEMAT in Lampung enriched the insight and knowledge of young people and students, so that, they knew about acts of violence against children and women, including how to make complain report and to proceed it. Hopefully, young people and students will be aware of not committing violence against others and be willing to care of violence cases. ***
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