ANALYSIS OF LEGAL PROTECTION FOR MINORS AS VICTIMS OF ABUSE:IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FULFILLMENT OF CHILDREN'S RIGHTS.

Abstract

Children are the young generation who are the successors of the nation and are the most important asset for the future. Therefore, they must be cared for, educated, cared for, and protected as best they can. However, the implementation of children's rights, especially for those who are victims of criminal acts, is often not optimally fulfilled in Indonesia. Although there are various laws that regulate the protection of children's rights, such as the Child Protection Law and the Witness and Victim Protection Law, their implementation still faces many challenges. The method used in this study is normative legal research which is carried out as an effort to obtain the necessary data in relation to the problem. The data used with secondary data consists of primary legal materials, secondary legal materials and tertiary legal materials. In addition, primary data is also used as a support for secondary data. For data analysts, it is carried out by qualitative juridical analysis method. The results of the study show that the fulfillment of children's rights as victims is often hampered by a lack of collaboration between the public prosecutor and related parties, which is more focused on prosecuting the perpetrators. In addition, to provide effective legal protection for children, socialization is needed and a special task force is created to educate the public more widely about rights and legal protection for children. Another step is the need to disseminate the identity of the perpetrator to use the internet so that the public knows and can anticipate avoiding the perpetrators.