December 2021.16 In addition, an in-depth study was also carried out based on
the material presented at webinars related to the SDGs which were held in
December 2021.
Two representatives of Komnas HAM, namely Zsabrina Marchsya
Ayunda (Policy Analyst of the National Commission on Human Rights) and Nur
Afifa Fauzia (Sustainable Development Goals Team of the National Commission
on Human Rights), also answered written questions distributed in the webinar
“The Role of NHRIs in Monitoring SDGs Achievements in their National Context”
held on 22 November 2021. The answers given are as follows:17
No.
1.
2.
3.
4.
Questions
Has your National Human Rights Institution (NHRI) carried out
activities related to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) since
January 2020?
Has your NHRI contributed significantly to SDGs monitoring?
Has your NHRI contributed to SDGs planning (national Action Plan
or similar process / document)?
Do you think your NHRI can increase its contribution to the SDGs
monitoring process?
Table 1
Answers
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Indonesia’s Answers to Written Questions in the Webinar “The Role of
NHRIs in Monitoring SDGs Achievements in their National Context”
2.2.1. What Human Rights are Prioritized within the SDGs?
Mimin Dwi Hartono stated that the focus of the human rights category in
the SDGs that become the main concern of Komnas HAM is not on the priority
of a few categories of human rights, but preferably on how to mainstream
human rights overall and their integration into the SDGs.18 Hartono said that
human rights are inseparable from the SDGs as it has become the principles.
Thus, human rights perspectives are interrelated, interdependent, and unable to
stand alone.19 Fathya added that Komnas HAM is also oriented towards
activities to adapt and recover during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.20
16
Mimin Dwi Hartono (Acting Head of Advancement Support of Human Rights Bureau of the
National Commission on Human Rights) and Sri Nur Fathya (Sub-Coordinator of Inter-Agency
Cooperation / Junior Public Relations Officer of the National Commission on Human Rights),
“DIHR Project Interview - NHRI Role with Indonesia”, the interview was conducted by the
Research Team (Handa S. Abidin, Ulya Yasmine Prisandani, and Fidela Gracia) with Mimin Dwi
Hartono and Sri Nur Fathya on 21 December 2021 (hereinafter: “DIHR Project Interview - NHRI
Role with Indonesia”).
17 “Questions on SDG-related Experiences since January 2020” (n. 9), answered by Zsabrina
Marchsya Ayunda (Policy Analyst of the National Commission on Human Rights) and Nur Afifa
Fauzia (Sustainable Development Goals Team of the National Commission on Human Rights),
translated by authors.
18 DIHR Project Interview - NHRI Role with Indonesia (n. 16).
19 Ibid. See also: Sandrayati Moniaga, “Tinjauan Tujuan Pembangunan Berkelanjutan dan Hak
Asasi Manusia” (PowerPoint Presentation on Webinar “Kampanye Internal Sustainable
Development Goals di Komnas HAM: Tinjauan Umum Sustainable Development Goals dan
HAM” [“Overview of the Sustainable Development Goals and Human Rights” (PowerPoint
Presentation on Webinar “Internal Campaign for Sustainable Development Goals at Komnas
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