Coalition on Violence Against Women

Power constellations perspective about sexuality of women and women’s body in the context of legislative advocacy Elimination of Sexual Violence Bill which is currently being carried out by a network of women’s movement representing how women and women’s body interpreted. This was reflected in the legal product and legal draft which being advocated, from the recognition of who is considered to be the victims should be protected and who is the perpetrator who should be subject to sanctions. The comparison between the Law No. 44 Year 2008 on Pornography as an initiative of the Parliament members with a legal draft on the Elimination of Sexual Abuse, can describe the power constellation of thinking about women’s sexuality. Because of a legal product shows the ideology of the manufacturer o f the law itself, in particular the law maker (government and parliament) as well as more broadly is the society.

Discourse of sexual violence bill as a special legal protection has been rolled out in accordance with various criticisms towards Criminal Code. Meanwhile, the weaknesses of substance of legislations on protecting sexual violence victim take part to strengthen the discourse. Furthermore, various facts that show obstacles experienced by sexual violence victim to achieve justice in criminal justice system become a cornerstone to raise victim-oriented perspective on legislations. This paper will elaborate urgency of sexual violence bill appearance based on availability of legislations provide protection for victim. The paper will spell out various obstacles faced by women who experienced sexual violence when seeks justice through criminal justice system as well. Moreover, the paper will look opportunity to objectify the bill based on progress of National Legislation Program.

Research, programs, and legislation related to sex trafficking are often premised on the invisibility of the male buyer and the failure to address men’s role in buying and abusing women in prostitution. Governments, UN agencies, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and others act as if the male demand for sexual exploitation is insignificant, or that prostitution is so entrenched because, after all, “men will be men.” Little research on trafficking has focused on the so-called customer as a root cause of trafficking and sexual exploitation. And even less legislation has penalized the male customer whose right to buy women and children for prostitution activities remains unquestioned. This article looks at the demand—its meaning, the myths that rationalize why men buy women in prostitution, qualitative information on the buyers in two studies conducted by the Coalition Against Trafficking in Women (CATW)—as well as best practices that address the gender of demand.