Students Storm UPN Veteran Yogyakarta Rectorate, Demand Transparency in Handling Alleged Sexual Violence
Hundreds of UPN Veteran Yogyakarta students converged on the Rectorate Building on Wednesday (20/5/2026) demanding transparency in the handling of alleged sexual violence by teaching staff. The protest featured posters and banners criticizing the campus bureaucracy, seen as weak in dealing with a long-standing case.
The case surfaced after allegations of sexual violence involving an agrotechnology lecturer from the Faculty of Agriculture. The campus has suspended the lecturer in accordance with Permendikbudristek Number 55 of 2024, but students are pushing for a thorough investigation as similar allegations have also emerged in the Faculty of Engineering and FISIP.
Action coordinator Anton Wijoyo stated that this isn't the first case and the bureaucracy tends to cover things up to protect the institution's image. BEM chairman Muhammad Risyad Hanafi revealed the number of victims is suspected to reach dozens of students, so academic safety must be guaranteed.
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