Online sexual abuse doubles in Indonesia during pandemic


JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/ANN): The National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) has found that reported sexual harassment and abuse, particularly online, has risen significantly this year as the nation endures the Covid-19 pandemic.

According to Komnas Perempuan data, 659 cases of online sexual harassment or abuse were reported from January to October of this year.

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