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Listyo Sigit Prabowo making a speech after his inauguration as the new chairperson of ISSI on Saturday (December 11, 2021). (ANTARA/Shofi Ayudiana) - 

The general chairperson of the Indonesian National Sports Committee (KONI), Marciano Norman, officially inaugurated National Police (Kapolri) chief Listyo Sigit Prabowo as the new general chairperson of the Indonesian Cycling Federation (ISSI) here on Saturday.

Prabowo was elected by acclamation as the general chairperson of ISSI for the 2021-2025 period in place of Raja Sapta Oktohari at the National Extraordinary Congress (Munaslub) in Jakarta last April.

Norman said he is optimistic that the new ISSI chairperson would have a positive impact and help improve Indonesia’s cycling athletes’ achievements globally.

“ISSI should be grateful because the general chairman is one of Indonesia's best sons. He can increase the synergy between inter-provincial administrators since his staff is spread all over Indonesia and can provide support for cycling sports," the KONI chairperson said in his speech after the inauguration.

He also asked the new management of ISSI to continue efforts to develop tourism-based cycling sport or sports tourism, such as by organizing Tour de Singkarak and Tour de Indonesia events.

Meanwhile, Prabowo affirmed that he is ready to continue to support Indonesia's cycling sport and help the country's athletes prepare for the 2024 Paris Olympics qualification.

He said he will also continue ISSI’s six strategic programs, namely the improvement of the quality of trainers, commissioners, and judges, the quality of events on a national and international scale, the development of cycling sports infrastructure and venues, and improvement of organizational governance.

"I will continue the achievements that have been achieved previously, and, of course, will also improve (the achievements)," the new ISSI chairperson added.

"We will also make (cycling) tracks in urban areas in order to support the improvement of the community's sports culture," he said//ANT

Illustration—A health worker vaccinates a child. (ANTARA/HO) - 

The Ministry of Health will commence vaccinations for children aged 6 to 11 years in Java and Bali islands from December 24, 2021, an official has said.

“We will start from Java-Bali and probably some additional districts outside Java and Bali,” spokesperson for COVID-19 vaccinations for the Ministry of Health, Siti Nadia Tarmizi, confirmed in Jakarta on Saturday.

As instructed by the Minister of Home Affairs, vaccinations for children in the 6–11 age group can commence once a region has reached 70-percent first dose vaccination coverage and 60-percent elderly vaccination coverage, she said.

Vaccinations for children would be administered in schools, health facilities, or vaccination centers, Tarmizi informed.

Earlier, during a working visit to Boyolali, Central Java, on Friday (December 10, 2021), deputy health minister Dante Saksono Harbuwono had revealed that the government has allocated around 60 million vaccine doses for children in the 6–11 age group across the country.

“Vaccinations for children will commence on December 24, 2021. We will prioritize vaccinations for children. We have allocated around 58–60 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine that are suitable for children aged 6–11,” he said.

The National Agency of Drug and Food Control (BPOM) had earlier given permission for the emergency use of the Sinovac vaccine for children aged 6–11.

In a bid to boost immunity against COVID-19, the Indonesian government launched a nationwide vaccination program on January 13, 2021. President Joko Widodo was the first vaccine recipient under the program.

According to data provided by the Health Ministry, as of December 11, 2021, nearly 146,270,504 citizens have received their first COVID-19 shot, while 102,759,772 have been fully vaccinated against the virus//ANT

Southeast Asia Freedom of Expression Network (SAFEnet) Executive Director Damar Juniarto. (ANTARA/Sanya Dinda) - 

Victims of online gender-based violence (GBV) can experience psychological and material losses, Southeast Asia Freedom of Expression Network (SAFEnet) Executive Director Damar Juniarto stated.

"There are victims, who have to pay tens of millions, so that their personal photos are not distributed. Online gender-based violence is a real form of violence that can harm the victim psychologically and materially," Juniarto noted in an event, Friday.

Online GBV has become the most reported among cases of violence to the Jakarta chapter of legal aid society for women (LBH Apik) from November 1, 2020, to October 30, 2021, with the case count totaling 489.

However, out of the total, only 25 cases were reported to the police, and merely two cases were processed in court.

"The not-yet effective protection from online gender-based violence cannot be separated from the fact that violence against women is a legal issue that is most often neglected," he emphasized.

To this end, online GBV should be viewed to be as dangerous as other types of gender-based violence.

If online GBV persists, Juniarto believes that over time, it would potentially fuel the assumption that women should desist from expressing themselves on social media.

"It is the same as locking women in a home and not allowing them to socialize because we are afraid that they will be physically abused. Hence, we have to admit that Indonesia is in an emergency situation in terms of online gender-based violence," he remarked.

Moreover, Juniarto assessed that collective efforts at the international level are deemed necessary to ensure that social media corporations and governments partake in eliminating online GBV. In addition, the legal umbrella that protects victims, such as the passage of the sexual violence prevention bill (RUU TPKS), should be ratified immediately.

"The government needs to include the eradication of online GBV in the efforts to eliminate violence against women,” he stressed//ANT

Minister of Law and Human Rights, Yasonna Hamonangan Laoly. (ANTARA/HO-Law and Human Rights Ministry) - 

Jakarta, West Java, and Banten provinces will serve as role models for the development of human rights-based public services (P2HAM), Minister of Law and Human Rights, Yasonna Hamonangan Laoly, has announced.

"The three provincial governments will be role models for developing P2HAM in regions," Laoly said in a statement released here on Saturday.

The ministry bestowed awards to the three regional governments at the commemoration of World Human Rights Day on Friday (December 10, 2021) for setting a good example in developing P2HAM, he informed.

The awards are expected to motivate local governments to excel in providing the best services to people, he said.

Laoly then lauded all parties who have played an active role in supporting and implementing programs to promote human rights in Indonesia, including central and local governments, independent institutions working in the field of human rights, civil society organizations, and sections of the community.

"Let's continue to increase the role of government officials and institutions and collaborate with civil society and all components of the society to always uphold human rights in all aspects of social, national, and state life," he urged.

Meanwhile, the ministry's director general of human rights, Mualimin Abdi, said that the awards were based on the Minister of Law and Human Rights Regulation Number 27 of 2018 concerning Human Rights-Based Public Service Awards.

The evaluation criteria included an assessment of public services, handling of complaints of human rights violations, the implementation of the National Action Plan for Human Rights (RANHAM), and the implementation of international obligations in human rights, he added.

For Jakarta, the award was given for the One-Stop Service Office (PTSP) and the Integrated Service Center for the Empowerment of Women and Children (P2TP2A), he informed.

In West Java province, the award was given for the Regional Technical Service Unit (UPTD) of the Cikarang Bus Terminal in Bekasi district and the Ciledug Bus Terminal in Cirebon district, he said.

In Banten province, the award was given for the Singandaru Public Health Center (Puskesmas) and the Cikande One-Stop Administration Services (Samsat) Office, he added//ANT