The National Commission on Violence against Women (Indonesian: Komisi Nasional Anti Kekerasan terhadap Perempuan, commonly abbreviated as Komnas Perempuan) is an Indonesian independent state institution established in 1998 with the goal of eliminating violence against women.
It is one of three such institutions, the other two being the National Commission on Human Rights (Komisi Nasional Hak Asasi Manusia, founded 1993) and the Indonesian Child Protection Commission (Komisi Perlindungan Anak Indonesia, founded 2002).
[4] The human rights activist Saparinah Sadli was a key figure in the establishment of the Commission.
Its mandate was clarified as encompassing the following four elements: 1) carrying out studies and research; 2) monitoring and finding facts and documenting all forms of violence against women; 3) providing advice and considerations to the government, legislative and judiciary institutions as well as community organizations to encourage the preparation and ratification of legal and policy frameworks that support efforts to prevent and overcome all forms of violence against women; and 4) developing regional and international cooperation to increase efforts to prevent and overcome all forms of violence against Indonesian women.
[5] In the years since its establishment, it has worked towards those goals, devoting resources to research and education and advocating on matters of gender, sexuality and women's rights at the national level.