The Jakarta Post, 28 January 2014
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2014/01/28/calls-mount-government-retract-support-fgm.html
By Nurfika Osman
A coalition of NGOs demanded the government ban female circumcision, also known as female genital mutilation or FGM.
The group said that the practice was rampant despite laws and several international conventions, which had been ratified by the government, regulating otherwise.
Kalyanamitra, Watch Indonesia! and Berlin-based Terre Des Femmes said the practice violated the 1999 Human Rights Law; 2002 Child Protection Law; 2004 Domestic Violence Law; 2009 Health Law; the International ... read more