A/HRC/36/7
Introduction
1.
The Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review, established in accordance
with Human Rights Council resolution 5/1, held its twenty-seventh session from 1 to 12
May 2017. The review of Indonesia was held at the 5th meeting, on 3 May 2017. The
delegation of Indonesia was headed by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Indonesia, Retno
Marsudi, and the Minister for Law and Human Rights of Indonesia, Yasonna H. Laoly. At
its 10th meeting, held on 5 May 2017, the Working Group adopted the report on Indonesia.
2.
On 13 February 2017, the Human Rights Council selected the following group of
rapporteurs (troika) to facilitate the review of Indonesia: Bangladesh, Belgium and
Ecuador.
3.
In accordance with paragraph 15 of the annex to Human Rights Council resolution
5/1 and paragraph 5 of the annex to Council resolution 16/21, the following documents
were issued for the review of Indonesia:
(a)
A national report submitted/written presentation made in accordance with
paragraph 15 (a) (A/HRC/WG.6/27/IDN/1);
(b)
A compilation prepared by the Office of the United Nations High
Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in accordance with paragraph 15 (b)
(A/HRC/WG.6/27/IDN/2);
(c)
A summary prepared by OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 (c)
(A/HRC/WG.6/27/IDN/3 and Corr.1).
4.
A list of questions prepared in advance by Belgium, Czechia, Germany, Mexico, the
Netherlands, Norway, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Northern Ireland was transmitted to Indonesia through the troika. These
questions are available on the extranet of the universal periodic review.
I. Summary of the proceedings of the review process
A.
Presentation by the State under review
5.
It was the first time that two Ministers presented the universal periodic review report
of Indonesia, which had been prepared through an all-inclusive process.
6.
Indonesia had successfully held general elections in 2014, in which nearly 186
million people had voted. In April 2017, nearly 42 million people had voted in 101 local
direct elections. All of the elections had been conducted in a free, inclusive and peaceful
manner. Those democratic processes had strengthened the position of human rights in the
DNA of Indonesia.
7.
Indonesia highlighted the fourth generation of its National Human Rights Action
Plan, as well as its Law on Persons with Disabilities and its strengthened partnership with
other national human rights institutions.
8.
Indonesia welcomed the visit in April 2017 of the Special Rapporteur on the right of
everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health,
during which he was able to gain a comprehensive view of the progress and challenges
faced in Jakarta, West Sumatra, East Nusa Tenggara and Papua. In 2013, the Special
Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of
living, and on the right to non-discrimination in this context had visited Indonesia, where he
had observed the realization of housing-related policy planning.
9.
Indonesia had presented a report in July 2012 to the Committee on the Elimination
of Discrimination against Women and in October 2013 to the Committee on the Rights of
the Child. It would present its report to the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All
Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families in September 2017.
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