FOREWORD
As mandated in Law Number 39 of 1999 concerning Human Rights, the National
Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) aims to encourage the creation of a
conducive situation for the implementation of human rights, as well as improve the
protection and enforcement of human rights for every citizen. In order to be able to
participate in various fields of life, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a
very strategic instrument to support the achievement of this mandate.
In line with this goal, one of the roles of the National Human Rights Institution (NHRI)
in achieving the SDGs is to oversee the implementation of the SDGs in its national
context. The importance of inter-human rights institutions sharing experiences
regarding SDGs is in order to get new things that a human rights institution had
never thought of before, to resolve existing problems that other human rights
institutions also have, and to strengthen the solidarity of human rights institutions in
seeking joint solutions to the problems that arise, generally have a similar character.
As a form of commitment to support the achievement of SDGs at the national and
regional levels of Asia Pacific, Komnas HAM is committed to becoming the
Coordinator of National Human Rights Institutions in the Asia Pacific in the SDGs
Working Group in GANHRI (Global Alliance of Human Rights Institutions). One of the
activities developed by Komnas HAM in carrying out its duties as the Asia Pacific
Coordinator is conducting a survey on NHRI initiatives in the Asia Pacific Region on
the issue of SDGs with DIHR.
The survey on SDGs and human rights was attended by 17 human rights institutions
from various countries in the Asia Pacific who are members of GANHRI and the Asia
Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions. As a follow-up, Komnas HAM
and DIHR conducted an in-depth study in three countries through research with the
title: “NHRI Practices and Experiences in Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, and Palestine
in Encouraging the Achievement of Sustainable Development Goals.” This
research supported by DIHR aims to complement the survey, especially from
countries participating in the webinar “The Role of NHRIs in Monitoring SDG
Achievements in Their National Context” organized by DIHR and Komnas HAM on
November 22, 2021.
Komnas HAM expresses its gratitude and appreciation to the researchers involved in
the research team coordinated by Handa S. Abidin and Bayu Imantoro, consisting of
Ulya Yasmine Prisandani and Fidela Gracia, as well as Komnas HAM staff involved
in this research, namely Mimin Dwi Hartono, Sri Nur Fathya, Rebeca Amelia
Susanto, Nur Afifa Fauzia and Zsabrina Marschsya Ayunda. Komnas HAM would
like to thank DIHR for their support in this research, in particular to Sille Stidsen who
was directly involved in the planning and implementation of this research on behalf of
DIHR.
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