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Indonesia’s Criminalisation of Sex Outside of Marriage: A Threat to ‘Privacy’?

Indonesia’s Criminalisation of Sex Outside of Marriage: A Threat to ‘Privacy’?
Local tourists flock at the domestic arrival of Ngurah Rai airport in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, on Dec. 7, 2022. Agung Parameswara/Getty Images
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Indonesian tourist organisations are concerned about the consequences of the unanimous adoption by the Indonesian House of Representatives of a new criminal code that outlaws premarital and extramarital sex and prohibits cohabitation before marriage.

Gabriël Moens
Gabriël Moens
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Gabriël A. Moens AM is an emeritus professor of law at the University of Queensland, and served as pro vice-chancellor and dean at Murdoch University. In 2003, Moens was awarded the Australian Centenary Medal by the prime minister for services to education. He has taught extensively across Australia, Asia, Europe, and the United States.
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