Lawmakers press universities over handling of sexual harassment
Indonesian lawmakers pressed the government and university leaders to strengthen campus sexual harassment safeguards following recent cases involving University of Indonesia students and a Padjadjaran University professor. The government and universities are reviewing prevention and response mechanisms to address the issue.
Lawmakers in Indonesia have urged the government and university leaders to strengthen safeguards against campus sexual harassment. The call comes after recent cases involving dozens of University of Indonesia (UI) students and a Padjadjaran University professor sparked public outrage. UI has suspended 16 law students over a group chat containing vulgar remarks, while Padjadjaran University suspended a professor from its Faculty of Nursing for allegedly sending lewd messages to an exchange student. The Higher Education, Science and Technology Ministry and rectors from several major universities were summoned to a closed-door meeting with House of Representatives Commission X to review prevention and response mechanisms. The government is stepping up efforts to strengthen prevention systems, including introducing performance contracts for university leaders that make Task Force for the Prevention and Handling of Violence in Higher Education implementation a key indicator. The ministry's secretary-general said the rising number of reports reflected improved reporting channels.
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