human rights and basic freedoms in political, economic, legal, social, cultural, or
any other aspects of life.
4. Torture means all deliberate acts that cause deep pain and suffering, both
physical or emotional, inflicted on an individual person to obtain information or
knowledge from that person or from a third party, by punishing an individual for
an act carried out or suspected to have been carried out by an individual or third
party, or by threatening or coercing an individual or third party, or for reasons
based on discriminative considerations, should this pain or suffering arise as a
result of provocation by, with the approval of, or with the knowledge of any
person or public official whosoever.
5. Children mean all unmarried persons under the age of 18, including, should this
be in their interest, all unborn children.
6. Human rights violations mean all actions by individuals or groups of individuals,
including the state apparatus, both intentional and unintentional, that unlawfully
diminish, oppress, limit and/or revoke the human rights of an individual or group
of individuals guaranteed by the provisions set forth in this Act, and who do not or
may not obtain fair and total legal restitution under the prevailing legal
mechanism.
CHAPTER II
BASIC RIGHTS
Article 2
The Republic of Indonesia acknowledges and holds in high esteem the rights and
freedoms of humans as rights which are bestowed by God and which are an integral
part of humans, which must be protected, respected, and upheld in the interests of
promoting human dignity, prosperity, contentment, intellectual capacity and justice.
Article 3
(1) Everyone is born equal in dignity and human rights, and is bestowed with the
intellect and reason to live with others in a spirit of brotherhood.
(2) Everyone has the right to be recognized, guaranteed, protected, and treated fairly
before the law and is entitled to equal legal certitude and treatment before the
law.
(3) Everyone has the right without any discrimination, to protection of human rights
and obligations.
Article 4