Legal Protection for Victims of Harassment in a Victimological Perspective (Case Study of Harassment in Higher Education Institutions)

Abstract

Sexual violence can occur because of disparities in power relations. In the context of higher education, teachers have power over students, also in the form of suggestions, functions and evaluations. Consequently, teachers may use this authority to sexually harass students in the performance of their functions. Komnas Perempuan noted that in 2017-2021, cases of sexual violence in the education sector were the most frequent in tertiary companies, namely 35 cases. Followed by 16 severe cases and 15 high school cases. At the end of 2021, social media was once enlivened by cases of harassment that occurred between students and lecturers at Sriwijaya University under the guise of final assignment guidance. This incident reaffirmed the need for a regulation that regulates the protection of victims of sexual harassment. Actually the government has tried to fulfill this condition by promulgating Permendikbud Number 30 of 2021 and various other legal instruments that can help prevent and take action against all existing forms of sexual violence. The purpose of this paper is to study the protection of victims of sexual violence on campus, especially in Permendikbud Number 30 of 2021. It also analyzes the protection of victims in cases of sexual harassment by UNSRI lecturers from the perspective of victimology.