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Dozens of
Indonesian women wearing miniskirts have protested in Jakarta after the city
governor blamed rapes on provocative clothing.
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The city
governor had said women should not wear
short skirts when using public transport |
The activists
carried signs reading "My miniskirt, my right" and "Don't tell
us how to dress; tell them not to rape."
On Friday,
Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo warned females not to wear short skirts on public
transport in order to avoid being raped.
He quickly apologised,
but his comments were widely publicised.
Earlier
this month a woman was gang-raped in a minivan in Jakarta late at night.
"We
are here to express our anger. Instead of giving heavy punishment to the
rapists, the governor blamed it on women's dress. This is discrimination,"
protest co-ordinator Chika Noya told AFP news agency.
There have
been more than 100,000 cases of violence against women so far this year in
Indonesia, 4% of which were rape cases, according to the country's National
Commission for Women's Affairs.
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