Jakarta, June 2 -- Indonesia's National Commission on Violence against Women urged the government to strengthen implementation of Pancasila's principles in protecting women's rights, citing persistent gender-based violence and shortcomings in policy execution.

"Pancasila emerged from the reflections of Indonesia's founding leaders as a foundation for national governance rooted in values that guarantee protection, security, prosperity and justice for all citizens," Chairperson Maria Ulfah Anshor said on Tuesday.

She said those principles were intended to shield citizens from colonial-era practices marked by arbitrary rule, violence and violations of human dignity.

Anshor acknowledged progress in national governance, noting that Pancasil...