The 2023 National Women's Congress Calls The Constitution Already Guaranteeing Basic Rights But The Implementation Of Dododoance

Illustration - A number of activists who oppose sexual violence against women. (ANTARA -M Agung R).

JATENG - Chairman of the Committee for the National Women's Congress, Ida Budhiati, said that there is a need for a state presence to ensure women's human rights.

According to him, the constitution has guaranteed the basic rights of women, but the implementation is still not optimal.

"From the aspect of legal substance and derivative legal regulations, it guarantees the basic rights of women, but the implementation is still lax," said Ida at the 2023 National Women's Congress which will be held in Semarang City on August 24-26 2023, Monday, August 21, which was confiscated by Antara.

The chairman of the National Women's Congress, Mila Karmilah, added that the event, which took place in 2019, carries five major themes about the challenges and opportunities of women in the future.

The five themes are each women's challenges and opportunities for governance, the embodiment of food sovereignty, gender equality and justice, clean energy and the environment, as well as responsive media and culture.

He said this event was a continuation of the congress which was actually held in 2019.

This congress, he continued, is a momentum to guard women who will occupy seats in parliament and as regional heads.