JAKARTA - The National Commission on Violence against Women (Komnas Perempuan) encourages the government, including in Kuningan, West Java, to strengthen the "pick up the ball" service for the registration of marriage of indigenous people and believers, in order to accelerate the fulfillment of their civil rights.
Deputy Chairperson of Komnas Perempuan Dahlia Madanih said that this step is necessary to overcome various administrative obstacles that are still faced by groups of believers in a number of regions.
According to him, women and indigenous people have long been waiting for the convenience of marriage registration services which are part of their rights as citizens.
"The state needs to 'pick up the ball' and remove administrative barriers that make it difficult for women practitioners and adherents of ancestral religions to obtain marriage registration," he said, quoting Antara.
He explained that marriage registration has an important role, because it is related to the fulfillment of various civil rights and other population administration.
With the recorded marriage document, he said, the public will find it easier to access various public and administrative services that require population documents.
"The right to family is the right of every citizen and should be carried out without unnecessary obstacles," he said.
Dahlia said that the problem of marriage that has not been recorded is still found in various regions, including among indigenous people and believers.
According to him, the government actually has data sources that can be used as a basis for preparing solutions for residents who are still facing problems with marriage registration.
"These data should be coordinated to provide solutions for handling marriages that have not been recorded," he said.
He assessed that one of the obstacles that is often conveyed by the community of believers is related to administrative requirements in the marriage registration process.
Therefore, his party also encourages the simplification of services and strengthening of approaches that reach out to the community of believers in various regions.
Dahlia added that resolving the issue of marriage registration is important to reduce various vulnerabilities, which can arise as a result of the lack of basic administrative documents for couples and their families.
"The state also needs to provide a solution so that people who do not have marriage registration do not continue to face vulnerability due to the lack of administrative documents that they should obtain," he said.
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