Komnas HAM, Indonesia UNCRPD Written Contribution THE INDONESIAN NATIONAL COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS WRITTEN CONTRIBUTION ON THE UNCRPD 13TH PRE SESSION INTRODUCTION 1. The National Commission on Human Rights of the Republic of Indonesia, abbreviated in Indonesian as Komnas HAM1, hereby submits its report to the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in fulfilling its reporting obligation given by the Treaty Body to Indonesia. 2. Indonesia has ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on 18 October 2011, which was entered into force and promulgated on 10 November 2011. The Komnas HAM report is intended to provide additional information regarding the status of the CRPD implementation, as provided by the previous Report of the Government of Indonesia. 3. The National Human Rights Commission welcomes the implementation of best practices in the protection and fulfilment of the rights of persons with disabilities in several Indonesian regions. These are evident in the Special Region of Yogyakarta Province, for instance, where CRPD was adopted in the local laws. 4. The data provided in this report were collected as results of consultations, field study, complaints lodged to Komnas HAM, meetings, and other related activities both attended or organized with partners from disabled persons’ organizations (DPO), civil society organizations (CSOs), and government agencies. The report also takes into account national and international laws, as well as local and international reports and focuses mainly on the following themes: I. II. 1 The Politics of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities The Politics of Budgeting for Disability Rights As NHRI Komnas HAM has a mandate to monitor conventions that have been ratified by the Indonesian government. Komnas HAM is an NHRI that obtained a “A” status assessment from GANHRI 1