The IPAS Indonesia Foundation held a public discussion on media coverage of sexual violence and victims’ rights to comprehensive services in accordance with the Law on August 10, 2022, online. The event was attended by approximately 60 participants from civil society networks working on Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) issues, as well as national, local, and community media networks. <\/p>\n
The three main agendas of this discussion were to reintroduce the issue of comprehensive services for rape victims, obtain additional data and information for study enrichment, and agree on potential collaboration with the media on issues of Violence Against Women and Children (VAWC) and Gender-Based Violence (GBV).<\/p>\n
The event began with a presentation of research findings by the Konde.co research team on media coverage of comprehensive service rights for rape victims in accordance with the law. This research, conducted in collaboration between the IPAS Foundation and Konde.co, yielded several important notes, including: <\/p>\n
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- Media widely reports on sexual violence issues only when they are widely discussed; if not widely discussed by the public, the media does not cover them. The media rarely presents expert sources who can provide an objective perspective. <\/li>\n
- The lack of understanding among media personnel regarding this issue from legal and medical aspects creates significant stigma and fear if it touches upon social and religious norms.<\/li>\n
- Media personnel are limited in conducting in-depth coverage due to the high number of daily news targets.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
The research findings received positive responses from the attending speakers, namely Siti Mazumah, Director of the Apik Legal Aid Institute (LBH Apik) Jakarta; Rahayu Purwaningsih, Director of SpekHAM; and Sunu Dyantoro, Managing Editor of Koran Tempo.<\/p>\n
Siti Mazumah, for example, welcomed the research findings and this discussion as if receiving new encouragement in assisting victims. According to her, comprehensive services for rape victims are like a lonely path because victims have to bear everything themselves, go through legal processes, and are often blamed. She stated that as an advocate, she did not dare to publicize cases to prevent victims from being further blamed (victimized), especially while the case is ongoing. Consequently, victims find it difficult to access comprehensive service rights to prevent pregnancy resulting from rape in accordance with the law. <\/p>\n
“Hopefully, this can be a good start to fulfilling victims’ rights because the regulations actually exist, but there are many obstacles to their implementation, and we feel that,” Zuma said.<\/p>\n
As we know, safe abortion services for rape victims are protected by Health Law No. 36 of 2009, Article 75, as well as Law No. 12 of 2012 concerning Sexual Violence Crimes (TPKS). However, in reality, it is still difficult to access these services, and options such as pregnancy termination are not provided to women, leading to long-term consequences. This was conveyed by Ayu from SpekHAM. <\/p>\n
“The impacts of the lack of services for victims include survivors of violence risking becoming perpetrators of violence (abandoning babies, killing babies, etc.), the criminalization of victims, and victims losing control over their bodies,” Ayu revealed.<\/p>\n
Ayu continued, other negative impacts include when survivors are forced to continue their pregnancy and become single parents, which affects the child’s poor health quality, leading to stunting, inability to provide proper childcare, infant mortality, and disrupted access to education, thus potentially entering the cycle of poverty.<\/p>\n
“If survivors are forced to marry the perpetrator, there is also a risk of continuous violence, mental and psychological health disorders, severe trauma, and even depression,” she continued.<\/p>\n
The realities on the ground, as conveyed by civil society groups acting as advocates, should be communicated to policymakers that comprehensive services for rape victims are crucial. This is where the media plays a crucial role. This was stated by Dr. Marcia Soumokil, Director of the IPAS Indonesia Foundation. <\/p>\n
“The media’s role is very important as part of the pillar of good public service governance, such as how the media plays a significant role in supporting and promoting advocacy for the fulfillment of victims’ rights to receive all services for their recovery, putting pressure on policymakers to implement existing regulations, and providing education to shape public perception,” said Dr. Marcia.<\/p>\n
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Sunu Dyantoro from Koran Tempo acknowledged the shortcomings in the quality of media coverage regarding sexual violence cases, including the lack of victim-centric reporting.<\/p>\n
“Many media reports do not side with victims, exploit victims, disclose victim information to the public, and are full of stereotypes and stigma. These research findings serve as a critique for journalists to work more professionally; this research is essentially the guardian of our journalistic soul, without us having to pay for it,” he stated.<\/p>\n
He added that not all journalists have a good perspective on issues of sexual violence against women. New journalists join newsrooms almost every year, most of whom do not yet have an adequate perspective on many issues, including rape and abortion rights. While some media newsrooms have education and training mechanisms for their journalists, others do not. <\/p>\n
Therefore, according to him, it is very important to enhance the capacity of journalists on many issues, including rape and the right to safe abortion for victims. Furthermore, it is also necessary to continuously refresh the memory and perspective of editors regarding how to report correctly on issues of rape and abortion rights. <\/p>\n
The discussion included a Q session between participants and speakers. Participants were very enthusiastic about exploring the phenomena of implementing rape victims’ rights in Indonesia. Moreover, media awareness to be more comprehensive and victim-friendly in reporting on sexual violence issues is increasing. <\/p>\n
The key to untangling the complexities of realizing comprehensive services for rape victims is the collaboration of all parties, both civil society and the media. The IPAS Indonesia Foundation will always support all steps to realize comprehensive services for sexual violence victims in accordance with the law. <\/p>\n
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Public discourse on sexual violence can be constructed, perpetuated, and challenged through narratives in mass media. So, how have these narratives been viewed so far by media practitioners and civil society groups? The IPAS Indonesia Foundation held a public discussion on media coverage of sexual violence and victims’ rights to comprehensive services in accordance with the Law on August 10, 2022, online. The event was attended by approximately 60 participants from civil society networks working on Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) issues, as well as national, local, and community media networks. The three main agendas of this discussion were to reintroduce the issue of comprehensive services for rape victims, obtain additional data and information for study enrichment, and agree on potential collaboration with the media on issues of Violence Against Women and Children (VAWC) and Gender-Based Violence (GBV). The event began with a presentation of research findings by the Konde.co research team on media coverage of comprehensive service rights for rape victims in accordance with the law. This research, conducted in collaboration between the IPAS Foundation and Konde.co, yielded several important notes, including: Media widely reports on sexual violence issues only when they are widely discussed; if not widely […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2783,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"\r\n
Diskursus ruang publik tentang kekerasaan seksual salah satunya dapat dibangun, dilanggengkan, dan digugat melalui narasi di media massa. Lantas bagaimana narasi tersebut selama ini dipandang oleh pelaku media dan kelompok masyarakat sipil?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n
Yayasan IPAS Indonesia menggelar diskusi publik pemberitaan media tentang kekerasan seksual dan hak korban atas layanan komprehensif sesuai Undang-Undang pada 10 Agustus 2022 secara daring. Acara ini dihadiri kurang lebih 60 peserta dari jaringan kelompok masyarakat sipil yang bergerak di isu Hak Kesehatan Seksual dan Reproduksi (HKSR) dan jaringan media nasional, lokal dan komunitas.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Tiga Agenda utama diskusi ini adalah mengenalkan ulang isu layanan komprehensif bagi korban perkosaan, mendapatkan data dan informasi tambahan untuk pengayaan studi, dan menyepakati potensi kerja sama dengan media dalam isu Kekerasan terhadap Perempuan dan Anak (KtPA) dan Kekerasan Berbasis Gender (KGB).<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Acara diawali dengan pemaparan hasil penelitian tentang pemberitaan tentang isu hak layanan komprehensif bagi korban perkosaan sesuai undang-undang oleh tim peneliti Konde.co. Penelitian yang dilakukan atas kerjasama Yayasan IPAS dan Konde.co ini menghasilkan beberapa catatan penting antara lain:<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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- Media ramai memberitakan isu kekerasan seskual hanya ketika sedang ramai dibicarakan, jika tidak ramai dibicarakan publik maka media tidak mengangkatnya. Media kurang menghadirkan narasumber ahli yang dapat memebrikan perspektif secara objektif.<\/li>\r\n\r\n
- Kurangnya pemahaman awak media tentang isu ini dari aspek hukum dan medis menimbulkan stigma besar dan ketakutan jika menyinggung norma sosial dan agama.<\/li>\r\n\r\n
- Keterbatasan awak media melakukan liputan mendalan karena banyaknya target berita harian.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n\r\n
Hasil penelitian tersebut mendapat tanggapan poistif dari nara sumber yang hadir, yakni Siti Mazumah, Direktur Lembaga Bantuan Hukum Apik (LBH Apik) Jakarta, Rahayu Purwaningsih, Direktur SpekHAM, dan Sunu Dyantoro, Managing Editor Koran Tempo.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Siti Mazumah misalnya, menyambut gembira hasil penelitian dan diskusi ini karena seperti mendapat semangat baru dalam mendampingi korban. Menurutnya, layanan komprehensif bagi korban perkosaan seperti jalan sunyi karena korban harus menanggung semuanya sendiri, menjalani proses hukum dan justru kerap disalahkan. Ia menuturkan bahwa sebagai pendamping tidak berani mengumbar kasus untuk menghindari korban semakin disalahkan (victimized), apalagi selama kasus berjalan. Akibatnya, korban sulit mengakses hak layanan komprehensif untuk mencegah terjadinya kehamilan akibat perkosaan sesuai dengan undang-undang.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cSemoga ini bisa menjadi awal yang baik untuk memenuhi hak korban karena aturan untuk regulasi sebenarnya ada cuma banyak sekali kendala dan implementasinya dan itu kami rasakan,\u201d tutur Zuma.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Sebagaimana kita ketahui bahwa layanan aborsi aman bagi korban perkosaan dilindungi Undang-Undang Kesehatan No 36 tahun 2009 pasal 75, juga Undang-Undang No.12 Tahun 12 tentang Tindak Pindak Kekerasaan Seksual (TPKS). Namun kenyataan di lapangan masih sulit mengakses layanan tersebut, pun opsi-opsi seperti terminasi kehamilan tidak diberikan kepada perempuan sehingga konsekuensinya menjadi panjang. Hal ini seperti yang disampaikan oleh Ayu dari SpekHAM.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cDampak ketiadaan layanan bagi korban diantaranya penyintas kekerasan berisiko menjadi pelaku kekerasan (membuang bayi, membunuh bayi dll), terjadinya kriminalisasi terhadap korban dan korban kehilangan kontrol atas tubuhnya,\u201d ungkap Ayu.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Ayu melanjutkan dampak buruk lainnya seperti ketika penyintas terpaksa melanjutkan kehamilan dan menjadi orang tua tunggal sehingga berpengaruh terhadap kualitas kesehatan anak yang tidak baik, terjadi stunting, tidak mampu melakukan pengasuhan anak dengan baik, kematian bayi, hingga akses pendidikan terputus sehingga berpotensi masuk dalam lingkaran kemiskinan.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cJika penyintas dipaksa menikah dengan pelaku, maka juga berisiko terjadi kekerasaan yang terus menerus, terjadi gangguan kesehatan secara mental dan kejiwaan, trauma berat, hingga depresi,\u201d lanjutnya.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Kenyataan-kenyataan di lapangan seperti yang disampaikan kelompok-kelompok masyarakat sipil sebagai pendamping, harusnya disampaikan kepada pembuat kebijakan bahwa layanan komprehensif untuk korban perkosaan sangat penting. Disinilah media mengambil peran yang krusial. Hal ini seperti yang disampaikan oleh dr. Marcia Soumokil, Direktur Yayasan IPAS Indonesia.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cPeran media sangat penting sebagai bagian dari pilar tata kelola pelayana publik yang baik, seperti bagaimana media berperan besar dalam mendukung dan mendorong advokasi ntuk pemenuhan hak korban untuk mendapat semua layanan untuk pemulihannya, memberi tekanan kepada pembuat kebijakan untuk melaksanakan reguasi yang sudah dibuat, dan memberikan edukasi dalam membentuk persepsi publik,\u201d ujar dr. Marcia.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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<\/figure>\r\n\r\nSunu Dyantoro dari Koran tempo menyadari tentang kekurangan kualitas pemberitaan media tentang kasus kekerasan seksul, termasuk menyampaikan pemberitaan yang berspektif kepada korban.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cBanyak berita media tidak berpihak pada korban, mengeksploitasi korban, membuka informasi korban kepada masyarakat, penuh stereotip dan stigma. Hasil penelitian ini merupakan kritik buat para jurnalis agar bekerja lebih professional, penelitian ini pada hakikatnya adalah pengawal jiwa jurnalisme kita, tanpa kita perlu membayarnya,\u201d ungkapnya.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Iya menambahkan bahwa tidak semua jurnalis memiliki perspektif yang baik seputar isu kekerasan seksual terhadap perempuan. Jurnalis baru masuk ke redaksi hampir setiap tahun, yang kebanyakan belum memiliki perspektif memadai untuk banyak isu, termasuk isu perkosaan dan hak atas aborsi. Sementara sebagian redaksi media memiliki mekanisme pendidikan dan pelatihan untuk jurnalisnya, sebagian yang lain tidak.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Maka menurutnya sangat penting untuk meningkatkan kapasitas jurnalis untuk banyak isu, termasuk isu perkosaan dan hak atas aborsi yang aman bagi korban. Selain itu, juga perlu untuk terus menyegarkan ingatan dan perspektif editor perihal bagaimana memberitakan yang benar tentang isu perkosaan dan hak atas aborsi.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Diskusi dilengkapi dengan tanya jawab dari peserta kepada nara sumber. Peserta sangat antusias menggali fenomena implementasi hak-hak korban perkosaan di Indonesia. Pun kesadaran media untuk lebih komprehensif dalam ramah terhadap korban dalam memberitakan isu kekerasan seksual semakin meningkat.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Kunci untuk mengurai benang kusut mewujudkan layanan komprehensif untuk korban perkosaan ini adalah kolaborasi semua pihak, baik masyarakat sipil dan media. Yayasan IPAS Indonesia akan senantiasa mendukung semua langkah untuk mewujudkan layanan yang komprehensif bagi korban kekerasan seksual sesuai dengan undang-undang.<\/p>\r\n","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[155],"tags":[],"topic":[],"class_list":["post-2781","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipasindonesia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2781","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipasindonesia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipasindonesia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipasindonesia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipasindonesia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2781"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipasindonesia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2781\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipasindonesia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2783"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipasindonesia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2781"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipasindonesia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2781"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipasindonesia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2781"},{"taxonomy":"topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipasindonesia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic?post=2781"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}