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IDN-2004-L-91238
Breadcrumb
Title_of_text
Law on the Elimination of Domestic Violence (Law No. 23/2004).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Indonesia
Subjects (Classification)
Criminal and penal law
Adopted on (Date of text)
2004-09-22
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Original title
Undang-Undang tentang Penghapusan Kekerasan dalam Rumah Tangga
Abstract/Citation
The Law consists of 56 articles and specifies the definition of violence. It is intended to promote human rights, to achieve gender equality, to eliminate discrimination and to protect victims of violence, to punish perpetrators and to maintain the harmony of the household. The Law also highlights the roles of government, community, the need for protection and rehabilitation for victims and it also provides for sanctions to be imposed on perpetrators.
Implementing Text region
Implementing text(s)
2006-02-13 (IDN-2006-R-91237)
Government Regulation on the Implementation of Cooperation in the Rehabilitation of Victims of Domestic Violence (Government Regulation No. 4/2006).
Related Text region
Related text(s)
2011-04-11 (IDN-2011-R-91379)
Presidential Decree No. 23/2011 on the National Action Plan for Human Rights in Indonesia for 2011-2014.
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line in Indonesian
Author
Sekretariat Negara Republik Indonesia
Country
Indonesia
URL
http://www.setneg.go.id/
File
IDN91238 IDN.pdf (PDF of Law in Indonesian)
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line in English
Author
Sectretary General's Database on Violence Against Women
Publisher
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women
URL
http://sgdatabase.unwomen.org/home.action
File
IDN91238 Eng.pdf (PDF of Law in English)