FSH NEWS, LKBH FSH Office — The Legal Consultation and Aid Institute (LKBH) of the Faculty of Sharia and Law (FSH), Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University (UIN Jakarta), has launched “Jaga Santri,” an advocacy initiative whose name stands for Jaringan Advokasi dan Perlindungan Santri (Santri Advocacy and Protection Network). The initiative was launched in commemoration of National Santri Day 2026.

Head of LKBH FSH UIN Jakarta, Abdul Aziz, stated that the initiative was introduced as a special program to mark National Santri Day 2026. “LKBH FSH UIN Jakarta has opened a 24-hour hotline for reporting cases of violence occurring in Islamic boarding schools (pesantren),” Aziz said during the “Forum Djuanda” event at the LKBH UIN Jakarta office on Monday, October 19, 2026.

In addition, Aziz explained that LKBH FSH UIN Jakarta welcomes collaboration with educational institutions in Islamic boarding schools to provide legal education within the pesantren environment. “LKBH FSH UIN Jakarta is also open to providing legal education for the pesantren community concerning various regulations, including the Child Protection Law and the new Criminal Code. Santri and pesantren communities need to be informed about many legal matters,” Aziz explained.

Aziz emphasized that the “Jaga Santri” advocacy initiative is intended to support and assist victims, not to promote retaliation. “The purpose of the ‘Jaga Santri’ advocacy initiative is to provide assistance, not to encourage revenge. Pesantren are ideal places for learning and deepening knowledge of Islamic scholarship,” Aziz stressed.

On the same occasion, the Head of the Islamic Criminal Law Study Program at FSH UIN Jakarta, Dr. KH. Qosim Arsadani, stated that violence in Islamic boarding schools can arise from unequal power relations. “However, if Islamic teachings are properly practiced, there should be no violence in the pesantren environment,” Qosim said during the “Forum Djuanda,” which carried the theme “Breaking the Cycle of Violence in Islamic Boarding School Educational Institutions.”

Qosim, who also serves as the head of Darul Irsyad Islamic Boarding School in Bogor, West Java, shared several recommendations for preventing bullying in pesantren. According to him, understanding each student's background before entering the boarding school is essential in determining the appropriate approach to their care and guidance.

“The educational background of every santri entering the pesantren, as well as their parents’ circumstances, must be understood,” Qosim emphasized.

Qosim noted that Islamic boarding schools operate under various models, ranging from traditional (salaf) and semi-traditional to modern institutions. However, he acknowledged that some establishments operate without clear institutional standards.

“There are also pesantren with unclear institutional identities, without a mosque or a kyai (Islamic religious leader). A pesantren should have a mosque, dormitories, and a caretaker or religious leader,” Qosim concluded.