"This is the first time that the rights of people with disabilities have been addressed through an institutional approach," Pramodhawardhani remarked during a webinar broadcast by the National Commission for Human Rights' YouTube channel, accessed from Jakarta on Wednesday.
The National Commission for Disabilities is authorized to monitor, evaluate, and advocate the fulfillment and protection of the rights of people with disabilities, the deputy said.
President Joko Widodo also inaugurated seven people, four of whom belong to the disabled community, as commissioners of the disability commission in Jakarta on December 1, 2021, she added.
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The Presidential Regulation No. 53 of 2021 on the national human rights action plan for 2021-2025 also shows the government's commitment to protecting the rights of people with disabilities, Pramodhawardhani said.
The action plan has four strategic targets -- women, children, people with disabilities, and the customary community, the deputy noted. The National Commission for Human Rights is among the institutions involved in the action plan's execution, she added.
The government is also committed to protecting the rights of workers employed in corporations, as well as promoting the Sexual Violence Prevention Bill and the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance Ratification Bill, she added.
"Those measures will crystallize in one goal, which is to create a favorable human rights climate in Indonesia," Pramodhawardhani remarked.
The government is also committed to addressing past human rights violations through the judiciary and non-judiciary approaches, the deputy said while pointing to the attorney general office's investigation into human rights violation allegations in Paniai, Papua.
"The ongoing deliberation for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Bill also proved the government's commitment to also pursue a non-judiciary approach to address past human rights violations," she affirmed.
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