Indonesia Ratifies the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child

Julia Tchezganova

On 23 July 2012, the President signed Law No. 10 of 2012 on “Ratification of Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution, and Child Pornography” (“Law”). By ratifying the Optional Protocol (“Protocol”) Indonesia officially recognizes the necessity to protect the rights of children by strengthening its commitment to the prevention, combat, and punishment of the sale of children, child prostitution, and child pornography.