Indonesian Human Rights Actions part 2
Priority Covers
1. To implement human rights as ratified on the basis of recommendations of the related government and non-government institutions.
2. To further study priorities on international human rights. This is done by an inter-sector department working group.
3. To prepare draft a document of the ratification. This activity is done by a small inter-departmental team.
4. To understand international concepts on human rights.
5. To disseminate information on international concepts on human rights.
In the first year: the Indonesian Government will organize the structure of human rights in the field of economy, social affairs and culture as the convention is against all forms of assassination, and inhuman actions. while the international convention is against all forms of racial discrimination.
In the second year: convention on the prevention and punishment of genocide. and a convention on slavery.
In the third year: the government of Indonesia approves the international convention on the protection of the rights of all migrant workers and their families.
In the fourth year: Indonesia approves an end to human exploitation and prostitution.
The fifth year covers the international convention on civil and political rights.
Harmonization of National Law
In this phase, the government of Indonesia plans:
1. To organize a study and assessment on several laws and national regulations and or regional regulations which are relevant to international human rights. The activities cover the current laws and plans for new regulations.
2. To also revise the current laws and or draft new regulations in line with the international human rights.
3. To give directives to law enforcers concerned in upholding international human rights, for which assistance from the UN Headquarters is needed.
An Obligation to Report
The Government of Indonesia also has the obligation to report to the UN, and will organize:
1. The formation of a national agency charged with arranging reports from Indonesia to the UN.
2. The necessity of regular coordination and consultation between government and non-government agencies on the implementation of international human rights.
3. Training on the structure and dissemination of the reports to certain agencies of the UN.
4. Dissemination of guidelines of the UN human rights on the obligation of the reports to the government agencies concerned.
Dissemination And Education
The UN Decade on Human Rights Education:
1. To form a working group to carry out the decade of activities, as follow up of the UN Vienna Declaration and Action Program.
2. To decide the priorities in the UN plan of action on human rights education for the decade with UN assistance.
3. To organize symposiums on regional and national level for exchanging views to promote human rights education, in line with the results of the National Workshop on human rights education for development in Asia Pacific, Manila in 1995.
4. Development and dissemination of human rights studies.
University Level:
1. To form a human rights study center. In the first stage study centers will be set up in several universities in Jakarta, Central and East Java and one outside Java. To set up libraries on human rights in universities and establish a national center on human rights.
2. To organize a degree program for a study on human rights in several universities in Indonesia or abroad on a scholarship.
3. Education and training on human rights for law enforcement apparatuses with aid from UN headquarters.
School Programs
The government of Indonesia in encouraging the socialization of human rights will prepare three activities in schools such as:
1. To prepare a curriculum on human rights for elementary, secondary and high schools.
2. To translate literature or books on human rights for the students.
3. To train teachers on human rights with technical assistance from various related international organizations.
Extra Curricular Education include:
1. To prepare publication on human rights in which the public understands them easily.
2. To make the public aware of human rights in villages through government programs while guidance and counseling are given to apparatuses.
3. To promote workshop programs on human rights.
4. To organize several workshops and discussions in social organization and non-governmental organizations.
5. To formulate counseling on concepts of human rights in social groups such as religious organizations, scouts, youth organizations etc.
Education through Family:
1. Through an education pattern for children.
2. Family reinforcement.
Mass Media
1. To organize regular workshops and training on human rights for journalists and information officers.
2. To organize interviews and discussions on television and radio, in cooperation with the Department of Justice.
3. To disseminate information and booklets on human rights.
4. To display activities on human rights in the printed and electronic media.
5. To activate traditional media.
Priorities on the Implementation of Human Rights
This is done specially on the right to live, arbitrary arrests, abuse, law and justice and eradication of poverty.
1. Dissemination of information on international standards for law enforcers:
a. The translation and publication of information on human rights which cover.
(1) a code of ethics for law enforcers by an institution,
(2) basic principles on the use of force and firearms by the law enforcers,
(3) minimum standard for treatment of arrests,
(4) prevention and effective investigation on execution of the death sentence
with-out due process of law, arbitrariness and suddenly,
(5) notes on explanation for submitting information on people abducted by force
and against their will.
2. The distribution of kits on human rights.
3. Integrated workshops for judges, prosecutors, police jail wards on relevant problems, to be held at least four times a year.
2. Dissemination of Ratified International Convention on abuse and arbitrary Arrest:
1. To multiply texts of the translated conventions.
2. To distribute information kits on the conventions and their consequences.
3. To develop Teaching on Human Rights for Law Enforcers:
1. Formally, the teaching is held in extra-curricular activities in the police and military academy and other higher learning institutions by using comparative studies abroad for education and training organizers.
2. Informal activities may be done in discussions and groups of society.
4. Study and Dissemination on International Humanitarian Law:
1. To strengthen the task and function of the existing national committee.
2. To support the existing humanitarian law study centers by way of organizing libraries and visiting programs for comparative studies.
3. To continue studies on the Geneva conventions including their protocols and possibilities of the ratification. This can be done through cooperation with permanent humanitarian committees.
4. To organize workshops on humanitarian laws by arranging regional ICRC-ASEAN seminars.
5. Specific Program for Judges and Prosecutors:
1. Program and training in court administration.
2. Training abroad for special cases on human rights, for a maximum of 10 people twice a year.
Implementation Of Human Rights Convention
1. Promotion and protection of children's rights. This can be done through national institutions. cooperation with regional and international organizations in line with clause 23 of the convention. training, data collecting, evaluation and controlling. social mobilization. and better laws and regulations.
2. Promotion and Protection of Women's Rights:
1. The activities are carried out through the promotion of social mobilization, socialization of information on the Convention on the elimination of discrimination against women (CEDAW) and meetings or seminars on CEDAW, to strengthen study centers on women in the framework of promoting the role of women in the implementation of human rights.
2. The renovation of laws and regulations and law enforcement. Through the harmonization of national laws. In addition, the minimum standard is set for women in the family, work place and society.
3. National program on the eradication of cruelty against women. this program will enhance the awareness of the people on the importance of reporting to authorized bodies about all forms of cruelty against them. It will also strengthen the position the working women in labor organizations.
4. Administrative steps: This will cover the inclusion of CEDAW in the national pro-gram and policy, the allocation of a state budget to implement CEDAW on all administrative levels.
5. Monitoring and report: This includes the development of a system or mechanism to monitor CEDAW implementation, and preparation of periodical report to the United Nations on the implementation of CEDAW in Indonesia. The program is carried out by an inter-departmental group in cooperation with the National Committee on Human Rights and Non-governmental organizations.
1. To implement human rights as ratified on the basis of recommendations of the related government and non-government institutions.
2. To further study priorities on international human rights. This is done by an inter-sector department working group.
3. To prepare draft a document of the ratification. This activity is done by a small inter-departmental team.
4. To understand international concepts on human rights.
5. To disseminate information on international concepts on human rights.
In the first year: the Indonesian Government will organize the structure of human rights in the field of economy, social affairs and culture as the convention is against all forms of assassination, and inhuman actions. while the international convention is against all forms of racial discrimination.
In the second year: convention on the prevention and punishment of genocide. and a convention on slavery.
In the third year: the government of Indonesia approves the international convention on the protection of the rights of all migrant workers and their families.
In the fourth year: Indonesia approves an end to human exploitation and prostitution.
The fifth year covers the international convention on civil and political rights.
Harmonization of National Law
In this phase, the government of Indonesia plans:
1. To organize a study and assessment on several laws and national regulations and or regional regulations which are relevant to international human rights. The activities cover the current laws and plans for new regulations.
2. To also revise the current laws and or draft new regulations in line with the international human rights.
3. To give directives to law enforcers concerned in upholding international human rights, for which assistance from the UN Headquarters is needed.
An Obligation to Report
The Government of Indonesia also has the obligation to report to the UN, and will organize:
1. The formation of a national agency charged with arranging reports from Indonesia to the UN.
2. The necessity of regular coordination and consultation between government and non-government agencies on the implementation of international human rights.
3. Training on the structure and dissemination of the reports to certain agencies of the UN.
4. Dissemination of guidelines of the UN human rights on the obligation of the reports to the government agencies concerned.
Dissemination And Education
The UN Decade on Human Rights Education:
1. To form a working group to carry out the decade of activities, as follow up of the UN Vienna Declaration and Action Program.
2. To decide the priorities in the UN plan of action on human rights education for the decade with UN assistance.
3. To organize symposiums on regional and national level for exchanging views to promote human rights education, in line with the results of the National Workshop on human rights education for development in Asia Pacific, Manila in 1995.
4. Development and dissemination of human rights studies.
University Level:
1. To form a human rights study center. In the first stage study centers will be set up in several universities in Jakarta, Central and East Java and one outside Java. To set up libraries on human rights in universities and establish a national center on human rights.
2. To organize a degree program for a study on human rights in several universities in Indonesia or abroad on a scholarship.
3. Education and training on human rights for law enforcement apparatuses with aid from UN headquarters.
School Programs
The government of Indonesia in encouraging the socialization of human rights will prepare three activities in schools such as:
1. To prepare a curriculum on human rights for elementary, secondary and high schools.
2. To translate literature or books on human rights for the students.
3. To train teachers on human rights with technical assistance from various related international organizations.
Extra Curricular Education include:
1. To prepare publication on human rights in which the public understands them easily.
2. To make the public aware of human rights in villages through government programs while guidance and counseling are given to apparatuses.
3. To promote workshop programs on human rights.
4. To organize several workshops and discussions in social organization and non-governmental organizations.
5. To formulate counseling on concepts of human rights in social groups such as religious organizations, scouts, youth organizations etc.
Education through Family:
1. Through an education pattern for children.
2. Family reinforcement.
Mass Media
1. To organize regular workshops and training on human rights for journalists and information officers.
2. To organize interviews and discussions on television and radio, in cooperation with the Department of Justice.
3. To disseminate information and booklets on human rights.
4. To display activities on human rights in the printed and electronic media.
5. To activate traditional media.
Priorities on the Implementation of Human Rights
This is done specially on the right to live, arbitrary arrests, abuse, law and justice and eradication of poverty.
1. Dissemination of information on international standards for law enforcers:
a. The translation and publication of information on human rights which cover.
(1) a code of ethics for law enforcers by an institution,
(2) basic principles on the use of force and firearms by the law enforcers,
(3) minimum standard for treatment of arrests,
(4) prevention and effective investigation on execution of the death sentence
with-out due process of law, arbitrariness and suddenly,
(5) notes on explanation for submitting information on people abducted by force
and against their will.
2. The distribution of kits on human rights.
3. Integrated workshops for judges, prosecutors, police jail wards on relevant problems, to be held at least four times a year.
2. Dissemination of Ratified International Convention on abuse and arbitrary Arrest:
1. To multiply texts of the translated conventions.
2. To distribute information kits on the conventions and their consequences.
3. To develop Teaching on Human Rights for Law Enforcers:
1. Formally, the teaching is held in extra-curricular activities in the police and military academy and other higher learning institutions by using comparative studies abroad for education and training organizers.
2. Informal activities may be done in discussions and groups of society.
4. Study and Dissemination on International Humanitarian Law:
1. To strengthen the task and function of the existing national committee.
2. To support the existing humanitarian law study centers by way of organizing libraries and visiting programs for comparative studies.
3. To continue studies on the Geneva conventions including their protocols and possibilities of the ratification. This can be done through cooperation with permanent humanitarian committees.
4. To organize workshops on humanitarian laws by arranging regional ICRC-ASEAN seminars.
5. Specific Program for Judges and Prosecutors:
1. Program and training in court administration.
2. Training abroad for special cases on human rights, for a maximum of 10 people twice a year.
Implementation Of Human Rights Convention
1. Promotion and protection of children's rights. This can be done through national institutions. cooperation with regional and international organizations in line with clause 23 of the convention. training, data collecting, evaluation and controlling. social mobilization. and better laws and regulations.
2. Promotion and Protection of Women's Rights:
1. The activities are carried out through the promotion of social mobilization, socialization of information on the Convention on the elimination of discrimination against women (CEDAW) and meetings or seminars on CEDAW, to strengthen study centers on women in the framework of promoting the role of women in the implementation of human rights.
2. The renovation of laws and regulations and law enforcement. Through the harmonization of national laws. In addition, the minimum standard is set for women in the family, work place and society.
3. National program on the eradication of cruelty against women. this program will enhance the awareness of the people on the importance of reporting to authorized bodies about all forms of cruelty against them. It will also strengthen the position the working women in labor organizations.
4. Administrative steps: This will cover the inclusion of CEDAW in the national pro-gram and policy, the allocation of a state budget to implement CEDAW on all administrative levels.
5. Monitoring and report: This includes the development of a system or mechanism to monitor CEDAW implementation, and preparation of periodical report to the United Nations on the implementation of CEDAW in Indonesia. The program is carried out by an inter-departmental group in cooperation with the National Committee on Human Rights and Non-governmental organizations.
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