Legal Protection for Children with Disabilities as a Victim of Sexual Violence

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.200529.241How to use a DOI?

Keywords

protection, children, disability, sexual violence

Abstract

There is a legal fact that children with disabilities have the highest level of vulnerability to violence, especially sexual violence, in Indonesia it is increasing every year. Indonesia as a legal state that has the obligation to protect, respect and fulfill the rights of children with disabilities. The Indonesian state has ratified several conventions relating to children with disabilities. The research objective was to determine the form of legal protection and legal efforts for children with disabilities as victims of sexual violence, the research method used was normative juridical with a statute approach, the results of the first research on the form of legal protection for children with disabilities who became victims of sexual violence namely that children with disabilities should get the protection of their rights as victims of acts of sexual violence. The legal efforts that can be taken through 2 (two) paths are non-litigation (diversion) and litigation (investigation, prosecution and examination in court) and the restoration of victims’ rights through the process of social rehabilitation.

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© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Satria Unggul Wicaksana Prakasa
AU  - Aulia Septias
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/05/04
TI  - Legal Protection for Children with Disabilities as a Victim of Sexual Violence
BT  - Proceedings of the 1st Borobudur International Symposium on Humanities, Economics and Social Sciences (BIS-HESS 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 1149
EP  - 1152
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.200529.241
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.200529.241
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