But the perpetrators punished very lightly: 3-6 months in jail. National Human Rights
Commission looked at the light sentence is a bad precedent for the rule of law and
guaranteeing the rights and freedom of religion or belief in Indonesia. National Human
Rights Commission urged the prosecution to appeal the verdict which was mild. A
report from the Attorney stated that the Commission judges in the case Cikeusik under
threat from certain community groups when deciding the verdict.
b. In the case of the Indonesian Christian Church (GKI) Yasmin, Jemaah Christians can
not practice their religion in the Church of Yasmin, Bogor, Bogor freeze because the
Government Building Permit (IMB) Yasmin Church in 2008. GKI Yasmin party sued
by the State Administrative Court (Administrative Court) Bandung on September 4,
2008. GKI Yasmin won the lawsuit. City Government then appealed to the High Court
TUN (PTTUN) in Jakarta, but lost, and then continues to the last court level. The
Supreme Court (Supreme Court) ruled that the City Government shall revoke the letter
Freezing IMB GKI Yasmin. But the City Government does not abide by such
decisions, although the Chief Justice had urged the Supreme Court decision was
implemented. Bogor Mayor attitudes have stimulated certain community groups to
stop and repel follower GKI Yasmin who want to run a religion or belief. Komnas
HAM recommended to the government of Indonesia to implement the Bogor city
government urged the Supreme Court decision and respect the rights and freedom of
religion or belief in Indonesia
c. Two of these regulations are often the instruments used to ban a bunch of citizens,
stop, or invade the rights and freedom of religion or belief. Violence often arise and
result in conditions of respect, fulfillment, and protection of rights and freedom of
religion or belief in Indonesia worsened in recent years. Throughout 2009, according
to data owned by Komnas HAM has occurred 100 cases related to rights and religious
freedom, the expulsion of certain groups, closure or demolition of houses of worship a
particular religion, or raids against certain groups.
d. National Human Rights Commission recommends the Indonesian government and
asked for support from the international community that the Government of Indonesia
No.1/PNPS/1965 junto revise Law No. 5 of 1969 on Prevention of Abuse and
blasphemy with the formation of a new law that guarantees the protection of freedom
of religion or belief. The new law should also contain settings regarding the
prohibition of incitement, the spread of hatred, violence, and persecution in the name
of religion. It is also important to shift the paradigm of the state in managing the
plurality of religion and belief of dialogical approach to the repressive, discriminatory
practices to fair treatment for all religions or beliefs.
12. Protection of Migrant Workers. Government of Indonesia to send undocumented migrant
workers abroad about 750 thousand people. Overall, the number of Indonesian migrant
workers reached 4.5 million people. This figure could rise to two to four fold when
calculating the number of undocumented migrant workers. The fate of migrant workers in
Indonesia is very alarming because it is often experienced abuse, physical violence, and
sexual violence, and face the issues of law or under sentence of death in the occupied
country. According to data from Migrant Care, the number of workers who threatened the
death penalty in Malaysia reached 307 people, while in Saudi Arabia 25 people. The
government has imposed a Law. 24 Year 2004 on Placement and Protection of Indonesian
Workers Abroad (PPTKILN) and formed a Task Force of Indonesian Migrant Workers who