Juneidi Coloay
Feminist Society – Recently, the many murder cases that have occurred in Indonesia have become a hot topic of conversation on social media. Moreover, the murder cases that occurred apparently involved women as victims. This condition is generally known as "Femicide".
Definition of Femicide
Nowadays, femicide has become an
important global indicator of gender inequality and violence. Femicide is
generally understood as a condition that involves the intentional murder of
women due to power relations, but broader definitions of femicide include any killing
of women or girls.
Current Cases
Femicide has been increasing and
booming in Indonesian media portrayals in recent times. Where there have been
several cases of femicide that have caused quite a stir in cyberspace:
1. On
Thursday 25 April 2024, the murder of a woman committed by her co-worker
accompanied by the dumping of the victim's body in a suitcase was found on
Inspeksi Kalimalang Street, Sukadanu Village, West Cikarang District, Bekasi
Regency, West Java.
2. On
Friday 3 May 2024, a murder was committed by a husband against his wife, in
Temboan Village, Maesaan District, South Minahasa Regency, North Sulawesi.
3. On
Friday 3 May 2024, a woman from Bogor was killed by her male partner in the
Kuta area, Badung Regency, Bali. The perpetrator killed the victim because he
was emotionally asked to pay more for a commercial dating service.
4. On
Friday 3 May 2024, the sadistic murder of a woman occurred in Ciamis Regency,
West Java. The victim was killed and mutilated by her own husband.
Legal Framework
According to Vienna Convention in
2012, femicide can take the form of, inter alia: (1) the murder of women as a
result of intimate partner violence; (2) the torture and misogynist slaying of
women; (3) killing of women and girls in the name of “honor”; (4) targeted
killing of women and girls in the context of armed conflict; (5) dowry-related
killings of women; (6) killing of women and girls because of their sexual
orientation and gender identity; (7) the killing of aboriginal and indigenous
women and girls due to their gender; (8) female infanticide and gender-based
sex selection foeticide; (9) genital mutilation related deaths; (10)
accusations of witchcraft; and (11) other femicides connected with gangs,
organized crime, drug dealers, human trafficking and the proliferation of small
arms.
The reasons why femicide happens
are diverse, however the main factor is due to power relations between men and
women. Thereby women’s rights are highly vulnerable to being neglected. The
Indonesian laws have actually regulated diverse kind of legal actions to
protect women from femicide phenomenon. Nonetheless, femicide is still hard to
tackle as it has been growing in Indonesia at the end of the day.
What Should We Do?
Although we have strong and
comprehensive regulations to protect women, but those are not enough to stop
femicide cases. Therefore, there should be progressive steps by the government
to overcome the femicide phenomenon in Indonesia.
1.
The Importance of Good Relationship
Women empowerment comes into play
in building good relationships and avoiding toxic relationships either inside
or outside the family circle. Women’s awareness of those things can help them
to avoid acts of domestic violence, abuse by family members, as well as crimes
in romantic relationships.
2.
Supportive Public Policy
There should be supportive public
policy for women, as simple as public facilities which are special for women,
children, pregnant, and those with disabilities. It could be like special train
carriage, special bus station and so on. It could prevent and protect women
from sexual harassment and multiple forms of sexual violence in public spaces.
3.
Active Role of External Parties
There needs to be an active role
from related parties like making efforts to involve the mass media and public
campaigns, providing psychological assistance, legal advice and support, as
well as active and massive role from the police and other legal apparatus.
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View More:
https://itsagirlmovie.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Vienna_Declaration_on_Femicide.pdf
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-08398-8_2
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