Parental marriage determines the status of the child born. Children born
not in legal marriages or out of wedlock resulting children having the status of
illegitimate children. Many children outside of marriage become victims of
abortion, neglected by their parents, become victims of violence, and etc.
Illegitimate child are very vulnerable to not fulfilling their rights as children. The
future of the nation is in the hands of its future generations, therefore to obtain a
quality next generation requires the fulfillment of good children's rights. This
research uses empirical method. This study explains the protection of the civil
rights of illegitimate child by the Asrama Karya Tasih of the Gembala Baik
Foundation in Bantul Regency. The civil rights of children that are discussed
include the child's right to life, the right to an identity, and the right to know and
be cared for by parents. The conclusions of this study found that the protection of
the civil rights of children outside of marriage by the Asrama Karya Tasih of the
Gembala Baik Foundation in Bantul Regency has been going well and is in
accordance with the prevailing laws and regulations, although in some cases the
implementation of the rights of the children is late. This research suggests that the
public and government, in this case the service related to child protection, and the
population and civil registration service, can improve education to eliminate
discrimination against illegitimate child and their mothers, and suggest that
Asrama Karya Tasih can better monitor the fulfillment of rights an illegitimate
child outside the Yogyakarta area who was part of the program participants at the
Asrama Karya Tasih.