| UU Tindak Pidana Kekerasan Seksual (UU TPKS) | |
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| People's Representative Council | |
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| Citation | Law No. 12/2022 |
| Territorial extent | Indonesia |
| Passed by | People's Representative Council |
| Passed | 12 April 2022 |
| Commenced | 9 May 2022 |
| Legislative history | |
| Bill title | RUU Penghapusan Kekerasan Seksual (Elimination of Sexual Violence Bill), later renamed to RUU Tindak Pidana Kekerasan Seksual (Bill on Sexual Violence Crimes) |
| Introduced by | National Commission on Violence against Women (Indonesia) and others |
| Introduced | 26 January 2016 |
| Status: In force | |
The Law on Sexual Violence Crimes (Indonesian: Undang-Undang Tindak Pidana Kekerasan Seksual, abbreviated as UU TPKS) is a law aimed to tackle sexual violence in Indonesia. The bill of the law was proposed on January 26, 2016. The law focuses on the prevention of sexual violence, more rights for victims and to acknowledge marital rape.[1]
Although it was dropped from discussion July 2020 by People's Representative Council because of "difficulties" to discuss it further,[2] the bill subsequently made its way back to People's Representative Council discussion in January 2021.[3] Originally known as Elimination of Sexual Violence Bill (Indonesian: Rancangan Undang-Undang Penghapusan Kekerasan Seksual, abbreviated as RUU PKS), the bill name was renamed as Bill on Sexual Violence Crimes (Indonesian: Rancangan Undang-Undang Tindak Pidana Kekerasan Seksual, abbreviated as RUU TPKS) on 9 February 2021, due to political reason and "convenience", likely due to the name of bill have a connotation with a party with same abbreviation.[3]
The bill finally enacted by People's Representative Council on 12 April 2022, completed 8 years process of the legislation.[3] The law signed by Joko Widodo on 9 May 2022.[4]
- ^ "The anti-sexual violence bill: a clash of values or politics?". Indonesia at Melbourne. 2020-01-27. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
- ^ "'Difficulties' surrounding sexual violence eradication bill". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
- ^ a b c Permana, Rakhmad Hidayatulloh (2022-04-12). "Perjalanan 10 Tahun RUU TPKS Hingga Disahkan Jadi UU". detiknews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2022-04-12.
- ^ Nugraheny, Dian Erika (2022-05-11). "Sah, Jokowi Teken UU Nomor 12/2022 tentang Tindak Pidana Seksual". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2022-05-11.