REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Chair of the Indonesian Child Protection Commission (KPAI), Ai Maryati Solihah, on Monday said that her commission recorded 3,883 cases involving the violation of children's rights in 2023.

"The data is divided into two forms, namely (cases involving) violations of the fulfillment of children's rights and (violations of) special protection for children, which is spread into 15 forms of special protection for children," she informed at a press conference on the 2023 KPAI year-end report in Jakarta on Monday (22/1/2023).

Thirty-three cases were recorded in the cluster pertaining to violations of children's civil and participation rights, with the highest number of cases involving violations of children's rights to identity, personal life protection, right to express themselves, right to express opinions, and exploitation of children during the 2024 election campaign.

KPAI lodged 1,569 cases in the cluster of family and alternative care, with the highest number of cases related to problematic parenting, prohibitions on meeting their father or mother, and livelihood rights.

"This illustrates that the family, which is supposed to be the safest and most comfortable place for children, on the contrary, often becomes a place of violations of children's rights. It is the obligation of parents to provide care, nurture, educate, and protect children," Solihah said.

Furthermore, 86 cases were recorded in the cluster pertaining to children's health and prosperity, with the highest number of cases related to the fulfillment of children's basic health rights, malpractice in health services, and childhood stunting.

"Post-pandemic health issues related to the fulfillment of children's basic health rights are an important concern and encourage the government, parents, and society so that every child has the right to optimal health as mandated in the child protection law," she said.

In the fourth cluster, namely education, leisure, culture, and religion, 329 violations were recorded, with the highest number of cases related to bullying in schools, children becoming victims of policies, and issues in the fulfillment of children's rights to educational facilities.

"The KPAI hopes that the world of education becomes a friendly, safe, and fun place for every child so that child-friendly education, which is the right of children, can be realized," she said.

Lastly, there were 1,866 cases in the cluster of special protection for children, with the highest number of cases pertaining to sexual violence against children, physical and psychological violence against children, and children facing legal cases.