Indonesia to Present Its Human Rights Achievements to UN Human Rights Council

Jakarta: Indonesia is ready to present its achievements in fulfilling its human rights at the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council, Director General of Multilateral Cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Tri Tharyat, has said.
 
The statement was conveyed at the "Road to UPR: Briefing of Indonesia's Upcoming 4th UPR in the Human Rights Council", a briefing held by the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 
 
In preparation for the UN Human Rights Council, the Government of Indonesia last completed the Indonesian National Report for the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on August 8, which contains various achievements and challenges in fulfilling and protecting human rights in the country for the last 5 years.
 
The UPR has always been a welcome momentum for the Government and civil society. It is a big opportunity for stakeholders to conduct constructive dialogue in responding to the challenges of fulfilling human rights. 

The responses and recommendations that will be given by other UN member countries and civil society groups at the UPR Dialogue will become additional input and guidance for the government to continue making policy improvements.
 
The Indonesian government will specifically raise the uniqueness of its 4th UPR reporting situation, namely the COVID-19 pandemic which greatly affects efforts to fulfill human rights by all countries, including Indonesia. 
 
The government therefore places human rights at its main core of policies to recover from the pandemic.
 
The briefing is attended by more than 100 participants from embassies, representatives of international organizations, and national human rights institutions. 
 
Several speakers discussed the highlights of the UPR report and Indonesia’s human rights agenda, including Mrs. Hajerati, Director of Human Rights Cooperation, Ministry of Law and Human Rights and Mr. Mugiyanto, Expert Staff of the Presidential Staff Office, representing Mrs. Jaleswari P., Deputy V of the Presidential Staff Ofiice, who earlier gave her video-remarks. 
 
The Regional Representative of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) for Southeast Asia, Cynthia Veliko, was also present as a speaker, showing a form of concrete support and cooperation that has been established between Indonesia and OHCHR.
 
"November 2022 will be a special month because not only Indonesia will host the G20 Summit, but will also participate in the UPR at the UN Human Rights Council," said Ambassador Tharyat in a press release on Wednesday.
 
The UPR mechanism is not an adjudication process on a country's human rights record but a forum for dialogue that prioritizes cooperation for future improvements.
 
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