Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (through Law no. 29
of 1999, which strengthened legalized with Law no. 40 of 2008).
4. In 2004, Indonesia signed the International Convention on Migrant Workers 1990 on the
Protection of the rights of all Migrant Workers and Their Families. In 2005, Indonesia has
ratified the two covenants are also important in human rights, namely the International
Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (through Law no. 12 of 2005) and the International
Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (Law no. 11 of 2005).
Law and Constitution Reform to Protect Human Rights
5. After the authoritarian regime of Suharto fell, Indonesia Government amend the constitution
four times, namely in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002. The amendment was in line with the
mainstream of democracy and respect for human rights are pushed to the surface of the
public post-fall of the Soeharto regime in 1998. Since then, Indonesia proactively ratified a
number of international conventions which are closely related to the respect and protection
of human rights. One of the legal reforms undertaken by Indonesia recently to harmonize
national laws with international human rights treaties is the ratification of Law no. 40 Year
2008 on the Elimination of all forms of racial and ethnic discrimination and Law. 12/2006
on Citizenship
Infrastructure and Institutional Human Rights
6. Government of Indonesia established National Human Rights Commission in 1993 through
Presidential Decree. 50 of 1993 which strengthened the ratification of Law no. 39, 1999.
This law aims to ensure and strengthen the independence of National Human Rights
Commission in accordance Paris Principles 1991.
7. National Human Rights Commission was given additional authority through Law no. 40
Year 2008 on the Elimination of Racial and Ethnic Discrimination. This law puts the
Commission as a watchdog for any effort to eliminate racial and ethnic discrimination.
8. Government of Indonesia has released a National Action Plan for Human Rights (RanHAM)
for the period 1998-2003 and continued in the period 2004-2009 and 2009-2014. One of the
most important agenda is an effort RanHAM number of instruments of ratification of
international human rights, institutions and the harmonization of national legislation with
international human rights instruments, human rights education and counseling, the
implementation of human rights norms and standards, as well as monitoring, evaluation, and
reporting of human rights. In general, RanHAM aims to foster a culture of respect for human
rights in line with government's commitment to all international human rights instruments.
B. Implementation to International Human Rights Obligation
9. Indonesia's government has taken various policy measures, such as ratifying a number of
international human rights treaties, harmonizing various legislations with international
human rights norms and standards, and develop national human rights action plan. But all
that was not enough to guarantee and assurance of the enjoyment of human rights by the
citizens. At the level of practice, citizens are still faced with some problems that resulted in
the quality of enjoyment of human rights of citizens still had not moved far.
10. In the process of UPR 2008, the Indonesian government is recommended to do the following
things:
a. Education and Training human rights for law enforcement officials, including
prosecutors, police, and judges and other security forces. Human rights training for law
enforcement agencies has yet to be an integral and involves the National Human
Rights Commission as an institution that has the function of education, curriculum, and