Komnas HAM, Indonesia, 4th UPR
harmonizing laws and regulations as well as non-discriminatory policies.
Migrant workers, refugees and stateless people
C.
D.
36.
Komnas HAM noted the normative law development for the protection of Indonesian
migrant workers.
37.
In 2017-2021, Komnas HAM received 136 complaints on alleged human rights
violations against Indonesian migrant workers36 and 31 complaints against refugees37.
There are still stateless people in the territory of Indonesia, who do not have residence
documents, making access to basic services difficult.38
38.
Recommendation: Actively coordinate and cooperate within international
government bodies to guarantee the rights of migrant workers, refugees and stateless
people.
Ratification of human rights instruments
39.
GoI has supported the ratification of several international human rights instruments in
the third cycle (2017), all of which have not been ratified at the time of this report’s
preparation. These instruments are the Optional Protocol to the Convention against
Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (OP-CAT),
International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced
Disappearance (CPED), Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and
Political Rights (OP-ICCPR), Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (OP-ICESCR), the International Labor
Organization (ILO) Domestic Workers Convention (No. 189 of 2011).
40.
In addition, GoI has not ratified several other international instruments, such as the
Rome Statute, the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities (OP-CRPD), the Refugee Convention (1951), and the ILO Convention
No. 188 on Work in Fishing.
41.
Recommendation: Accelerate the ratification of the CPED, ILO Convention No.
188, OP-CAT. Take steps to initiate the process of ratification of OP-ICCPR, OPICESCR, ILO Convention No. 189 of 2011, Rome Statute, OP-ICRPD, and the
Refugee Convention (1951).
National Legislation Relevant to the Promotion and Protection of
Human Rights
The national human rights action plan (RANHAM)
42.
GoI has issued the RANHAM for 2021-202539 However, its only focuses on four
vulnerable groups, namely women, children, persons with disabilities, and indigenous
peoples.
43.
Recommendation: Evaluate the implementation of RANHAM 2015-2020,
implement RANHAM 2021-2025 effectively by assuring adequate resources and full
participation of civil society and NHRIs.
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