Birth Registration in Indonesia

Birth registration is the first legal recognition of a child and a fundamental human right. Worldwide, nearly 230 million children younger than 5 years do not have a birth certificate, rendering them invisible to the state. Indonesia is one of the countries plagued by this so-called scandal of invisibility, with more than 24 million Indonesian children remaining undocumented. This number is concerning, given existing evidence linking a lack of birth registration to increased school drop-out, child trafficking and labour, and reduced access to health, social services, and education. The resources below highlight the work on this issue coming out of the Center on Child Protection at the University of Indonesia (PUSKAPA), a CPC institutional affiliate.

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Using the Three Delays Model to Examine Civil Registration Barriers in Indonesia

Author(s): Cyril Bennouna, Brooke Feldman, Rahmadi Usman, Rama Adiputra, Santi Kusumaningrum, Lindsay Stark
Year of Publication: 2016
Resource Type: research article

Back to What Counts: Birth and Death in Indonesia

Author(s): Santi Kusumaningrum, Cyril Bennouna, Clara Siagian, and Ni Luh Putu Maitra Agastya
Year of Publication: 2016
Resource Type: research report

Barriers to Birth Registration in Indonesia

Author(s): Putu Duff, Santi Kusumanigrum and Lindsay Stark
Year of Publication: 2016
Resource Type: journal article

Thriving Beyond Survival: Understanding Utilization of Perinatal Health Services as Predictors of Birth Registration: A Cross-sectional Study

Author(s): Michelle Jackson, Putu Duff, Santi Kusumanigrum and Lindsay Stark
Year of Publication: 2014
Resource Type: journal article

AIPJ Baseline Study of Legal Identity: Indonesia's Missing Millions

Author(s): Cate Summer, Santi Kusumanigrum
Year of Publication: 2013
Resource Type: report

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