Yogyakarta Students Reject Virginity Tests

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID , YOGYAKARTA - Dozens of students in Yogyakarta action Virginity Tests rejected for entry to the school was under consideration by the Education Department Prabumulih , South Sumatra , at Kilometer Zero point Yogyakarta on Wednesday .

Action performed by dozens of students in Yogyakarta from various levels of education was also carried out in order to commemorate the International Youth Day 2013.

" On this International Youth Day , we reject the discourse Virginity Tests . Was our value as women's actions interfere with personal authority , " said Coordinator of Action Arnusani Rohmatika on the sidelines of the action in Yogyakarta on Wednesday .

According to him , these tests it could potentially be a form of violence and discrimination against women especially adolescents with long-term effects that can be caused .

The test , he said , has absolutely no relevance to the level or quality of one's education .

In addition , dozens of teens are also demanding an increase in the protection of the government related to map the risks experienced by adolescents , whether physical , psychological , social , sexual and economic .

Problems experienced by teenagers , according to him , is also not uncommon to turn around to position young people as victims and perpetrators pure .

" We hope that the protection of juveniles could be improved except for school youth , street youth , the disabled , to teenage domestic workers ( PRT ) , " he said .

It was , according to him , in accordance with the Act ( the Act ) 23 of 2002 on the protection of children who set the state's obligation to provide the maximum protection to the child categorized citizens .

Moreover , he added, Yogyakarta also has a Regional Regulation 3 of 2012 on the Protection of Women and Children .

" The fulfillment of the rights of the child or adolescent will run if the regulation applied together . We as civil society escort role , " he said

Virginity Tests In School Youth

In one of the districts in Sumatra, the government will conduct virginity tests related to potential new students at the high school level, of course with this discourse create pros and cons in all walks of life. the one that rejected the existence of this issue is the education minister M. Noah, he reveals that this is a form of discrimination on the prospective student who is not a virgin anymore. "Then who are not virgins would go? School should not be?"
As with the
Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) East Java, East Java MUI chairman, said that virginity testing is very necessary in order to minimize the immoral acts among adolescents.
Prabumulih own city government explained that the test is intended to filter out students who are morally good and morally bad. Added again if that was not a virgin could be included package C program.
while from the point of view of religion mentioned, forbidden for him to see someone genitals without a clear purpose.
District Youth Forum. Onair in Kulon Progo in Yogyakarta RRI Pro 2 Pro Teen event at 08:00 .pm until 09:00.pm the voice suggested teenagers as juvenile representation in Yogyakarta.
"The test is of course a lot of negativ impact on sisiwi stated this was not a virgin, the government (Prabumulih) should think 1000 times to conduct such tests." Ragin said Prasedewo Youth Forum coordinator of Kulon Progo.

New at the end of august yesterday exactly on August 29, Youth Forum Kulon Progo-Yogyakarta-Indonesia, following the carnival to commemorate Indonesia's independence day to 68. with participants numbering about 150 that uses fashion in accordance with the theme, namely gender equality. advance gender equality issues in rural and remote areas is very weak. women who become easy targets of discrimination by men. so that by taking this issue. wates urban community at large understand how the role of women in a career also need to get the recognition and the men are not only outside the home, the terms, household chores should be clear divisions, so that the realization of a harmonious household.