In addition, the Commission is developing human rights awareness activities through District/City Human
Rights Training in Jayapura. This training is part of the Commission’s strategy to reduce human rights problems
in Papua through city/district development strategies.
D. Guarding Freedom of Religion and
Belief in a Diverse Society
Freedom of religion and belief is still
one of the important problems in Indonesian democracy. A number of
cases of intolerance and discrimination still continue to occur in several
Freedom of religion and
belief faces challenges because there are still laws
and regulations that are
discriminatory and conflict
with human rights. At the
same time, there are still
regions in Indonesia. The freedom of
worship and belief in peace still faces
obstacles due to various discriminatory policies. Minority groups will still be
the target of hate speech during the
2024 elections.
According to the analysis of Komnas
HAM RI, minority groups are vulnerable to being neglected in political
contestation and the election holding
process. This neglect has the potential
to give rise to hate speech in the form
of attacks and intimidation of identities, such as religion, race or political
identity through various mass media.
many acts of intolerance,
discrimination, stigmatization, persecution, violence
and other acts targeting
minority groups. The Commission develops empowerment strategies through
The Commission tries to anticipate
religious sentiments and beliefs that
have the potential to emerge ahead
education, study and collaboration with key actors
who play a major role in
building religious tolerance
and respect for diversity.
of the 2024 elections, through the following activities:
Table 2.5. Activities to Anticipate Religion-Based Sentiments Ahead of the 2024 Election
ACTIVITY
TARGET AND RESPONSES TO SITUATIONS
The Human Rights Friendly Schools (SRHAM)
team carried out outreach with the theme
of “Education of Human Rights Friendly Religious Education Units”.
This outreach is aimed at:
1. Environment of the Ministry of Religious
Affairs, Ministry of Law and Human Rights,
and Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Culture.
2. Educational institutions in East Nusa
Tenggara and West Kalimantan
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