The Indonesian National Commission on Violence against Women (Komnas Perempuan) is a national human rights institution (NHRI) in Indonesia with a specific mandate to create a situation conducive to the elimination of all forms of violence against women in Indonesia and to advance women’s rights. As an independent body, Komnas Perempuan is established by a Presidential Decree No. 181/1998, and then strengthened through President Regulation No. 65/2005.

In relation to the Indonesian report to the Committee, please find the attached submission from Komnas Perempuan as a response to the List of Issues and state party’s reply. In preparing this response, Komnas Perempuan conducted several consultations with various partners and stakeholders. These included consultations with CSOs, service provider institutions for women victims of violence, particularly of women with disabilities, and representatives from governmental institutions. These consultations were conducted to enrich and sharpen the findings and provide greater participation of the relevant parties to also raise their concerns on this periodic review.