Peer-reviewed article
Elimination of Violence Against Children During the Covid-19 Pandemic based on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC 1989)
Nurul Fatia Kurniasi, Juajir Sumardi, Iin Karita Sakharina ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001This study examines violence against children in Indonesia during the Covid-19 pandemic through the lens of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. The research found that while Indonesia has incorporated UNCRC principles into domestic law (Law Number 35 of 2014), the implementation of protections against child violence remains inadequate and ineffective. The study notes that legal counseling and legal assistance for child victims are insufficient, leaving many children without adequate safety and protection during the pandemic.
Key points
- Violence against children represents one of the highest cases of human rights violations during the Covid-19 pandemic, particularly affecting Indonesian children
- Indonesia has ratified UNCRC 1989 and incorporated it into Law Number 35 of 2014, establishing legal obligations for child protection
- The state's implementation of child protection measures—including protection, recovery, prevention, and elimination of violence—has not been appropriately fulfilled
- Legal counseling and provision of legal assistance for child victims of violence have not been delivered optimally
- All stakeholders must increase productivity, human resources, and strengthen implementation of UNCRC to realize elimination of child violence
Limitations
This study is descriptive and does not provide quantitative data on the prevalence of violence against children or measure the effectiveness of specific interventions. The research focuses on policy implementation gaps but does not present empirical evidence of outcomes or comparative analysis of different protection strategies.
Abstract
Violence against children is included in the highest cases of human rights violations during the Covid-19 pandemic. It will affect and has affected the lives of children throughout the world, especially in Indonesia. Children are a vulnerable group who need special protection during this pandemic because, during the pandemic, cases of violence against children are now shifting from the home. Indonesia has ratified the United Nations Convention On The Rights Of The Child (UNCRC 1989) through Presidential Decree Number 36 of 1990, in which the formation of national legislation, Indonesia must use the same principles based on the convention. The actualization of national law has been repeatedly launched to eliminate violence against children in Indonesia. The problem formulation of this research is how to eliminate violence against children in Indonesia during the Covid-19 pandemic based on the United Nations Convention On The Rights Of The Child (UNCRC 1989). The purpose of this study was to determine the extent of the state's responsibility in realizing the elimination of violence against children during the Covid-19 pandemic based on the 1989 UNCRC. This research is an empirical descriptive study. The study results show that the 1989 UNCRC has been implemented into Law Number 35 of 2014 as a form of state obligations and responsibilities. In this case, efforts to protect, recover, prevent, and eliminate violence against children in Indonesia, especially in Makassar, have not been appropriately fulfilled and are ineffective yet. This is evident from the lack of legal counseling, and the provision of legal assistance for child victims of violence has not been optimal. Hence, many children still do not get their right to feel safe and protected during the Covid-19 pandemic. It is the responsibility of all stakeholders to increase productivity, human resources, and implementation of the 1989 UNCRC to realize the elimination of child violence in Indonesia.