Indonesian Women Speak Out on Dress Codes

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Protesters hold posters on various topics, including opposing mandatory hijab requirements for girls in state schools, during the Women’s March in Jakarta, March 2020. © 2020 Andreas Harsono/Human Rights Watch (Jakarta) – Most of Indonesia’s provinces and dozens of cities and regencies impose discriminatory and abusive dress codes on women and girls, Human Rights Watch said today. The harmful impact of these regulations is evident in the personal accounts of Indonesian women – as schoolgirls, teachers, doctors, and the like – collected below. The Indonesian Home…

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