Advokasi Perempuan Akar Rumput dalam Perlindungan Korban Kekerasan Terhadap Perempuan = Grassroots Women's Advocacy for the Protection of Survivors of Violence against Women

Abstract

Case study from "Membuka Jalan untuk Pembangunan Inklusif Gender di Daerah Perdesaan Indonesia: Bunga Rampai Kajian Aksi Kolektif Perempuan dan Pengaruhnya pada Pelaksanaan Undang-Undang Desa", a peer-reviewed volume of case studies drawing on detailed ethnographic research of how village women have influenced village development in Indonesia's multi-level governance structure under the new Village Law in Indonesia.

This case study examines the how women in the Labuhan Batu research village have sought to influence changes in the way cases of domestic violence are handled and support is provided to women who experience such violence. The Independent Women's Union's (SPI) in Labuhan Batu has sought to support women in the Labuhan Batu research village to address some of these challenges through collective action.