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o a special provincial law to address HIV/AIDS among women, children and youth.
• based on inputs of the Papuan People’s Assembly, immediately formulate and establish special
provincial regulations for the protection of the rights of women victims.
Religious institutions shall:
• incorporate the issues and problems of violence against women and violations of women’s human
rights in church/religious education curriculum, sermons, chatecism materials, and other guidance
materials.
• expand the church’s routine and pastoral ministry (sacraments, baptism, confirmation, marriage,
pastoral counseling, etc.) for social-spiritual recovery of women victims of state violence as well as
children born of sexual violence.
• increase capacity to provide pastoral care for victims of domestic violence and their families.
• play a role in removing various stigmas, discrimination, and ostracism by society towards women
victims and people living with HIV/AIDS.
• acknowledge and strengthen the presence and involvement of women in decision-making systems of
the respective religious institutions.
• proactively cooperate with various parties, including NGOs and the government, in efforts/programs
to address violence against women and the fulfillment of human rights of women victims of violence.
The Tribal Council and Papuan Tribal Leaders shall:
• give priority to the values of indigenous peoples over financial/corporate interests and ensure that
traditional leaders function as protectors and guardians of indigenous customs.
• involve women in decision-making processes of traditional institutions for the realization of justice
and peace for all.
• overcome stigma, discrimination, and ostracism that communities often legitimate with indigenous
values and traditions, and provide protection for women and children victims of violence.
• reestablish and rebuild traditional houses as centers of education of indigenous values based on respect
for women’s rights, human rights, the environment, and gender equality.
• establish an indigenous judiciary and impose customary sanctions on perpetrators of violence against
women, and proactively prevent and handle cases of violence against women.
Civil Society Organizations shall:
• actively participate in the process of policy formulation and programs for the protection of Papuan
women’s rights and oversee their implementation.
• participate in preventing and settling cases of violence against women and conduct ongoing
monitoring of violence against women.
• encourage change in society’s discriminatory behavior towards women victims of violence, people
living with HIV/AIDS, and other vulnerable groups.
• develop special programs for the recovery and empowerment of women victims of violence.
Provincial/District/City Women’s Empowerment Bureaus shall:
• support and work with women’s groups to build and optimize safe houses for women and children
victims of violence.
• collaborate with stakeholders (police, religious and traiditional institutions, NGOs) to care for victims.
• establish work programs and ensure budget allocations for the care of victims of violence and support
civil society organizations that empower women and care for victims of violence.
Mass Media shall:
• provide educative and impartial reporting on women victims of violence and victims of human rights
violations.
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