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2. Domestic Violence
In their study, the Documentation Team found 98 cases of domestic violence, where there were as many as
93 adult female victims and 5 child victims. Although the cases we studied included old cases that occurred
during the pre-reform period, most documented cases occurred during the era of Special Autonomy.
Perhaps this reflects an increase in cases of violence in the era of Special Autonomy, or also an increase in
public and women’s awareness that domestic violence is a form of crime.
Summary Findings on Violations against Women in the Household*
Type of Violation
Perpetrator
Husband
Boyfriend
Other Family
Member
poligamy or adultery 51 51
economic neglect 58 2 60
Total
Violations
non-sexual physical violence
(beating, etc.)
psychological violcence (threats,
verbal abuse and anger)
64 2 66
25 25
marital rape 7 7
rape of girl child 2 2
murder of girl 1 1
forced marriage 3 3
impact: contracted HIV/AIDS
from husband
5 5
Source: Documentation Team results, November 2009
* One victim may have experienced more than one type of violation.
Domestic violence means all forms of violence against women in the household as defined in the UN
Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women (A/RES/48/104, February 23, 1994):
Physical, sexual and psychological violence occurring in the family, including battering, sexual abuse of female
children in the household, dowry-related violence, marital rape, female genital mutilation and other traditional
practices harmful to women, non-spousal violence and violence related to exploitation;
Article 2 (a)
A survey on violence against children and women conducted by the Central Agency on Statistics in 2006
found that the number of cases of violence against women in Papua was the highest in Indonesia.
According to the survey, violence in Papua reached 13.62% of the cases reported nationally. Of that
percentage, beating was the most prevalent form of violence experienced by women in Papua, with a rate of
70.3%. 70 Experts were of the opinion that there had been a change in men’s values and behavior, that
related to the disbursement of Special Autonomy funds that had continued to increase since 2001, that
70 Tempo daily newspaper, December 12, 2007.
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