Komnas HAM meets United Nations
Deputy High Commissioner of the Office of High Commissioner of Human Rights (OHCHR), Kate Gilmore, on Wednesday, 8 November 2018, at Komnas
HAM office Jakarta.
The meeting was introduced by Vice Chair Komnas HAM for External Affair Sandra Moniaga, who began the
discussion by briefly highlighting Komnas HAM’s efforts to mainstream human
rights efforts into Government policies. She explained that, “Komnas HAM has
been investing considerable time and effort to ensuring that Government
policies take human-rights based approach from inception to policy implementation
in practice.
Commending Komnas HAM’s efforts, United Nations Deputy High
Commissioner, Kate Gilmore emphasised on the importance of strengthening
cooperation between the Indonesian Government, Komnas HAM, and the United
Nations. The Deputy High Commissioner further asserted that it is imperative
that the Government feel obligated to perform obligations that have been agreed
upon.
The main issues that were discussed extensively by both
parties included the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Agenda and its motto
of “leave no one behind”, human rights violations in Papua, violent extremism,
agrarian related human rights violations, drug related policies, human rights
defenders, and the possibility of a Government led open dialogue to address
human rights violations.
The Deputy High Commissioner stressed on the importance of
the effective implementation of Sustainable Development Goals as “the
underlying message of SDGs is not that it is a poverty call, but a call for
equality.”
Komnas HAM shared its plans for the Human Rights Festival,
and also discussed its efforts in the promotion of human rights education and
training with the Indonesian National Police.
Both parties expressed mutual appreciation for one another,
and also the need to further strengthen collective efforts in order to address
human rights violations. The meeting was also attended by Vice Chair Komnas HAM for Internal Affair Hairiansyah and Secretary General Tasdiyanto (Jeff)
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