Written by: Laras Susanti

After claiming zero cases of Covid-19 as recently as February, Indonesia has now confirmed more than 14,200 cases of infection and 991 deaths. What’s worse, the real numbers are estimated to be much higher, due to low rates of detection.

The pandemic has also hit Indonesia’s economy hard. At the beginning of April, it is estimated 90 per cent of the 1.5 million workers in Indonesia had lost their jobs, or been sent home with only a fraction of their pay. The urban poor bear a disproportionate burden and risk in these changing economic circumstances. Small and medium businesses have suffered, and many are struggling to pay back loans. read more

This #DayofFamilies Musawah is launching the Campaign for Justice in Muslim Family Laws with Muslim activists & groups around the world who have been advocating for just and equal family laws & an end to discrimination against women on the basis of religion, tradition & culture. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8q89F9Ripo

More info abt the Campaign, resources, our policy brief ‘Why Muslim Family Law Reform? Why Now?’ – www.musawah.org/campaign-for-justice

Join the conversation #FreeOurFamilyLaws | Twitter @musawah | Facebook & Instagram @musawahmovement. read more

About Research Center for Law, Gender and Society Studies (LGS)

The establishment of the Center for Law, Gender, and Community Studies is an initiation of the Master of Law Study Program at the Faculty of Law UGM (MIH). MIH has developed a teaching system that is expected to be able to lead the strengthening of law graduates. MIH graduates are expected to have quality with mastery of legal knowledge that is able to solve legal problems that occur in society, encourage the development of new laws that are responsive and beneficial to society. read more