Commission XIII Of The House Of Representatives Encourages Komnas Perempuan No Longer Under Komnas HAM

Illustration of the Komnas Perempuan Building in Jakarta. (doc. Setkab)

JAKARTA - Chairman of Commission XIII DPR RI, Willy Aditya, urged Komnas Perempuan to immediately become an independent work unit (satker), no longer under Komnas HAM.

According to Willy, this separation is important to strengthen the institutions of Komnas Perempuan, especially after the mandate and strategic role of this institution is explicitly stated in the Law on the Crime of Sexual Violence (UU TPKS).

"Commission XIII of the DPR RI will encourage Komnas Perempuan to become an independent satker, no longer under Komnas HAM. This is to strengthen the institution because it has been stated or a mandate in the TPKS Law," Willy told reporters, Thursday, October 16.

In addition, Willy considered, this step is also a gift for Komnas Perempuan, who has been around for 27 years. "Komnas Perempuan is not just a state institution. It is a spirit of civilization that grows from the nation's awareness of its own injuries, wounds of violence, discrimination wounds, and wounds that are often hidden under the carpet of social morality," he said.

Willy said that Komnas Perempuan had played a central role in the birth of Law Number 12 of 2022 concerning the Crime of Sexual Violence or the TPKS Law. This, said Willy, is a historical achievement that was born from the long work of social solidarity, not political compromise.

Nevertheless, Willy, who is the Chair of the TPKS Law Working Committee, emphasized that the TPKS Law must be realized in concrete actions and cross-sectoral social movements, including the world of education, cultural space, digital community, to the business sector.

"The TPKS Law cannot stop on paper. It must be a tool for the movement of a social instrument to change behavior, build awareness, and create practical genius that lives in the community," explained the NasDem legislator from the XI East Java electoral district.

The leadership of the House of Representatives Commission in charge of human rights affairs added that currently the community really needs social creativity that involves various sectors, ranging from the world of education, digital community, cultural space, to the business world. Willy also emphasized that protection must be seen as a national moral pride.

As a concrete form of support for women's rights, Willy ensured that Commission XIII of the DPR would continue to encourage the strengthening of the National Commission on Violence against Women through budget strategies, supervision of the implementation of the TPKS Law, and harmonization of cross-sectoral policies.

"What we have to build together in the future is a new Indonesia: Indonesia where home is a safe place, not a threat, schools become a growth room, not a trauma room, public space becomes an equal participation arena, and the law becomes a supportive protector, not just a justice," he concluded.