I. II. INTRODUCTION 1. The Indonesia National Commission on Human Rights (Komisi Nasional Hak Asasi Manusia, popularly known and referred to by its acronym “Komnas HAM”), provides this submission to the United Nations Human Rights Committee (hereafter the Committee) with regard to Indonesia’s implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). 2. Under its statutory function, Komnas HAM can conduct human rights monitoring, including monitoring the implementation of the international human rights instruments to which Indonesia is a state party, in this case, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). 3. Komnas HAM is a national human rights institution with an “A” accreditation by the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI). 4. Previously, Komnas HAM submitted a Submission on the List of Issues Prior to Reporting (LOIPR) on Indonesia’s anticipated 2nd periodic report under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) in January 2020. This submission is a follow-up submission of the previous one. THEMATIC ISSUES A. General information on the national human rights situation, including new measures and developments relating to the implementation of the Covenant 5. The House of Representatives (DPR) passed the new Criminal Code (KUHP) in 2023, which has been ratified as Law No. 1 of 2023 concerning the Criminal Code. It should be noted that this Criminal Code will come into force 3 (three) years after it was passed. 6. There have been several advancements in human rights in the new Criminal Code, namely: the determination of actions of discrimination, torture, and obstruction of justice as crimes under the criminal code. In addition to that, it is worth noting that the death penalty is no longer classified as a primary form of punishment. 7. However, there are still some prescriptions in the Criminal Code that carry potential threats to human rights, namely: the crime of defamation against state officials, as well as articles on disruption against public order, due to its broad interpretation.