Access to Justice for the Disability Women as Victims in the Criminal Justice System

Faculty of Law, Universitas Negeri Semarang, Semarang, Indonesia

Abstract

Women are the parties who have potential chance to be victims; this problem is regardless of patriarchy culture which is still very strong in the community. Women are considered vulnerable, moreover those who have dissabilities. Disability women are less able to protect themself from the violence. These problems are related to access to have the rights in justice for those disability women who become the victims of violence. This research used primary data and secondary data with qualitative research through juridical sociological approach. The violence which often occurs to women could be physical, verbal, sexual, as well as psychic violence. The disability women as victims get less access to justice and protection as set in regulations because they are lack of understanding from law enforcer about disability. Moreover, there is no infrastructure that can support the rights of disability women.