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Indonesia passes new sexual violence law amid growing cases

An activist holds up a poster calling for an end to sexual exploitation during a rally commemorating the International Women's Day in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, March 8, 2022. Indonesia's parliament Tuesday, April 12, 2022, approved a far-reaching law setting punishments for sexual violence after being spurred into action by a recent case in which an Islamic boarding school principal raped and impregnated several students. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana) Activists hold posters reading "stop sexual violence" and "free Indonesia from sexual violence", during a rally commemorating the International Women's Day in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, March 8, 2022. Indonesia's parliament Tuesday, April 12, 2022, approved a far-reaching law setting punishments for sexual violence after being spurred into action by a recent case in which an Islamic boarding school principal raped and impregnated several students. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)
Indonesia passes new sexual violence law amid growing cases