Jakarta, May 11 -- Minister for Women's Empowerment and Child Protection Arifah Fauzi called on higher education institutions to optimize the role of their task forces for violence prevention and handling to foster a safe learning environment.

"Higher education institutions hold the responsibility to create a safe, comfortable, and inclusive environment for learning free from violence. The presence of anti-violence task forces on campuses is expected to help realize a safe learning environment," she said.

Fauzi made the remarks during the Rector's Expressions Chapter 3 event, themed "History and Culture as Routes to Civilization and Potential Energy for the Nation," at Surabaya State University in East Java.

In her speech, the minister...