Masruchah, the deputy chairwoman of the National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) is pictured in this file photo. (Antara Photo) |
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A proposed
law regulating the length of women's skirts was blasted by the head of the
National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) on Wednesday.
Masruchah,
deputy chairwoman of Komnas Perempuan, said the government should not tell
women how to dress.
“There are
already norms and ethics in each different community; people already know what
they should wear where and when. The government must respect the diversity of
our cultures and religions,” Masruchah said.
The
proposal, the latest in a series of controversial moves by government officials
meant to regulate sex and morality in Indonesia, was brought up by Religious
Affairs Minister and anti-porn task force head Suryadharma Ali during a meeting
with lawmakers in Jakarta on Wednesday.
“We think
that there should be general criteria [on how women should dress], for example
women’s skirts should pass their knees,” Suryadharma said.
Masruchah
called the proposed legislation a violation of women's rights, adding that
sexual harassment has nothing to do with the availability of pornography or how
a woman dresses.
“Data on
rapes show that they don’t correlate with how the women dresses," she
said. "Many women [who were] raped happened to wear very concealing
clothing. They were raped anyway."
“It’s in the
mindset of the men,” she added.
President
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono named Suryadharma as the head of Indonesia's first
anti-pornography task force on March 2. The organization has been tasked with
enforcing the nation's controversial 2008 banning pornography.
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