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GA-00829 1952-01-16 De Waarheid rel A

Indonesische vrouwenorganisatie eist invoering van huwelijkswet

Indonesian women's organisation demands introduction of a marriage law

De Waarheid, 16 Jan 1952, p. 5: correspondent report from Surabaya on Gerwis's annual congress (Dec 1951), whose main resolution demands a marriage law setting minimum ages (men 20, women 17) against widespread child marriage, and giving local women's organisations the role of monitoring compliance and prosecuting viol

GA-01440 1952-07-23 Harian Rakjat rel A

Harian Rakjat, 23 Juli 1952: Umi Sardjono, 'Peraturan no. 19 masih tetap tidak adil'

Umi Sardjono: 'Regulation no. 19 is still unjust' (Harian Rakjat, 23 July 1952)

Harian Rakjat, Jakarta, 23 July 1952 (full issue; p. 3 relevant). Article by Umi Sardjono on Government Regulation 19/1952 (widows' pensions): nearly all women's organisations object, some demanding repeal, others accepting pensions but opposing polygamy. She says the rules in effect encourage polygamy, and recalls tha