More than 200 people have gathered in Jakarta in protest of violence against women following the alleged gang rape and murder of an Indonesian schoolgirl.
The case of 14-year-old Yuyun, whose bound body was found near her school in Bengkulu, Sumatra last month, has been pushed into the national spotlight after activists waged a social media campaign calling for further action.
Prominent human rights activist Lies Marcoes was among those who stood outside the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on Wednesday night and demanded change.
"Violence keeps on happening ... Because of their poverty, because of poor education, because of the boy's frustration," she told AAP.
"It is not being tackled, it's being ignored. The state is getting further and further away from women's interests."
The rally - in which protesters carried posters saying "Me, You, Fight Sexual Violence" and "Ring The Alarm" - comes after Yuyun's mother Yani said she wanted to see her daughter's attackers receive the death penalty or life for what they did to her.
"Let Yuyun be the only victim ... There shall be no more other than Yuyun," she said on Wednesday.
Police say the 14-year-old had left school at around lunchtime on April 2 when she was set upon by a group of 14 males.
The schoolgirl's bound body was found two days later, Bengkulu Provincial Police spokesman Sudarno told AAP on Wednesday.
Prosecutors have called for seven youths - aged 16 and 17 - who are currently facing trial, to be jailed for 10 years for the offences of "forced" sex and violence causing death.
Five men, aged up to 23, have also been arrested with a search underway for the remaining two alleged perpetrators.
Jakarta-based activist, Kate Walton, said Yuyun's case is far from isolated.
Utilising local media reports, Ms Walton has been gathering data on cases like Yuyun, and by her count 44 women and girls have been killed by men in Indonesia since the start of the year.
Adriana Venny, from the women's group Komnas Perempuan, said they had placed a draft bill before parliament more than two years ago to tackle sexual violence, but it had been languishing in the "temporary list".
The bill seeks to increase penalties, widen Indonesia's limited definition of rape and include further sex offences, she said.
"It's time to push and to pass this bill immediately because we can wait no longer," she told AAP.
Following the public outcry, Indonesian President Joko Widodo tweeted on Wednesday: "We're all in grief for the tragic departure of YY. Catch and punish the perpetrators ... Women and children must be protected from violence."
