VIOLA

(Violence is Not A Love Language)

SCORA CIMSA UPH

Every human born into this world are equally protected by what is known as 'human rights,' something that all individuals should have, regardless of their ethnicity, nationality, personal choices, and beliefs. 

As such, human rights also refer to gender equality. Both men and women should be granted equal opportunities not only in society but also under the law's eyes. However, the fact that people are still degraded and worshipped solely due to their gender still stands. 

For example, it is still widely accepted that women should follow the male’s lead no matter what. Hence, it is not uncommon that males in higher positions often abuse their power by threatening women employees to keep quiet regarding the harassment they are receiving from them. 

Gender-based violence manifests in many forms. It does not just exist between boss to female employees or even between family members, and the LGBTQIAA community are also experiencing gender-based violence in terms of sexual identities. 

Based on CATAHU (Catatan Tahunan) 2020, an Indonesian record that various state agencies handle, on the years 2017, 2018, and 2019, there were approximately 348,446 cases, 406,178 cases, and 431,471 cases towards women, respectively. There is a massive 792% increase in violence against women in the past 12 years. 

Moreover, violence against women does not only include physical abuse against adult women but also:

• Violence towards female children experienced a 65% increase from the year 2018 (924 cases) to 2019 (571 cases).

• Cybercrime cases, which involve private pictures and videos to intimidate and control women, experienced an increase of 281 cases from the year 2018 to 2019, or as much as 300%.

• Sexual violence against women with disabilities has increased by 47% from 2018 to 2019.

Through VIOLA, held on 23rd of January 2021, which explicitly states that violence is not a love language, members of SCORA CIMSA UPH 2020/2021 were educated regarding gender equality by the PETRA (peer educator trainer) based on the curriculum "Basic Gender-Based Violence & Tackling Gender Issues in Youth," to shed light on violence against women, children, and the LGBTQIAA community.

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With great hope, the newly acquired knowledge will be funneled by society to better educate Indonesian citizens about rampant gender inequality and its devastating effects not only in families but also in professional circles and society.