A/HRC/8/52 page 136 349. Indonesia addressed some of the issues raised during the Working Group last April. It concurred that there is a need to provide additional human rights training for military and law enforcement officials, including the police and local judges. In this regard, Indonesia expressed its thanks for the generous assistance offered by the international community. In addition to various assistance programmes from regional and multilateral organizations, more countries are engaging with Indonesia in a format of bilateral human rights dialogue. Thus far, Indonesia has established such dialogues with Canada, Norway, Sweden and Japan, and indicated that it is considering extending bilateral dialogues to other Governments. Most of this dialogue has resulted in the creation of various training and educational programmes for Indonesian law enforcement, including security officers. In line with the pillar of its National Action Plan on human rights education and dissemination, a particular division in the Ministry of Law and Human Rights has been established to ensure an enhanced and comprehensive approach of its human rights education and dissemination programmes throughout the country. 350. With regard to the issue of combating trafficking in persons, pursuant to Law No. 21 of 2007, Indonesia stated that the police has increased efforts to take preventive measures, including: community policing, public campaigns and border control; legal protection through joint investigations and legal assistance for victims; rehabilitation and reintegration measures available through an integrated services centre and a harmonized procedure; capacity-building measures through training for law enforcement officers. This is conducted in close cooperation and coordination with international and regional organizations and donor countries. Currently, efforts are more focused on preventive and victim-perspective measures; however, the rising number of cases of trafficking in persons being brought before the courts is evidence of the increasing steps to criminalize this heinous act and punish the perpetrators. 351. As regards the participation of women in politics, Indonesia stated that after the adoption of Law No. 2 of 2008 on Political Parties, various measures were underway to ensure its effective implementation, in anticipation of the general elections in 2009. These include workshops on the formulation of the Provincial Strategic Plan; training for women on awareness-raising on civic education at the provincial level; political education and guidance for potential women candidates in the general elections of 2009; and public or interactive dialogue with community, traditional and religious leaders, political parties and civil societies in order to create a conducive atmosphere to enable the prescribed 30 per cent representation of women at all levels of the decision-making process. 352. Addressing human rights abuses is another urgent issue of priority to the Government. The adoption of relevant legislation such as Law No. 22 of 2002 on Child Protection; Law No. 23 of 2004 on Domestic Violence; and Law No. 21 of 2007 on Combating Trafficking in Persons are examples of Indonesia’s considerable efforts to address human rights abuses, with further challenges expected in their effective implementation. In this context, Indonesia recognized the need for a continued reform process of the judiciary, including enhancing the capacity of its human resources. 353. Indonesia stressed that the Indonesian National Human Rights Commission plays an important and active role in addressing violations of human rights. As part of its mandate, the Commission has the task of undertaking “pro-justicia” investigations of serious human rights violations. Created by Presidential Decree in 1993, it has been strengthened by subsequent legislation which also ensures its independence. It has regional offices in various parts of