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        "msgid": "indonesia-seeks-human-rights-law-revision-to-address-digital-rights-1779537352",
        "date": "2026-05-22 23:09:30",
        "title": "Indonesia seeks Human Rights Law revision to address digital rights",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_EN",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Regulation",
        "summary": "Indonesia is moving to revise its Human Rights Law to address digital rights, privacy and other evolving protections as the law\u2019s two-decade-old framework is updated. The reform aims to extend accountability for human rights to both the private sector and government, and will proceed in stages with public participation under the National Legislation Program (Prolegnas). Some proposals also suggest unifying human rights bodies into a single national complaints mechanism to improve coordination.",
        "content": "<p>\u201cThe changing times present new challenges, from the digital space,\nenvironmental protection, the right to privacy, to other\nconstitutionally protected rights that are dynamically evolving,\u201d\nMugiyanto said in a statement received here on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at a public consultation on the revision of the Human Rights\nLaw at UIN Walisongo Semarang, Central Java, on Thursday (May 21),\nMugiyanto explained that the law, which is now more than two decades\nold, needs to be updated because some of its substances are considered\nno longer relevant.<\/p>\n<p>He added that the revision of the Human Rights Law is also aimed at\nstrengthening the responsibility for respecting human rights, not only\namong state institutions, but also by the private and corporate\nsectors.<\/p>\n<p>He emphasized that the law revision is being carried out in stages\nand is based on public participation to produce a regulation that is\nimplementable and meets the needs of society.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe revision of the Human Rights Law, which has been included in the\nNational Legislation Program (Prolegnas), is being prepared in stages\nand is based on public participation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Director of the Center for Human Rights Studies at the\nIslamic University of Indonesia (UII), Eko Riyadi, proposed merging\nvarious human rights commissions into a single national institution to\ncreate a more integrated public complaint mechanism.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe problem is that reporting remains uncoordinated and the data is\nnever truly integrated,\u201d Riyadi remarked.<\/p>\n<p>As an example, he cited the case of a woman with intellectual\ndisabilities who was uncertain whether to file a complaint with National\nCommission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM), the National Commission on\nDisabilities, or women and children protection agencies.<\/p>\n<p>Related news: Indonesia bolsters right to be forgotten via Human\nRights Law revision<\/p>\n<p>Related news: Indonesia revises Human Rights Law to strengthen\ninstitutions: Pigai<\/p>\n<p>Related news: Ministry stresses press freedom as part of human rights\nprotection<\/p>\n<p>Translator: Devi, Kenzu<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/indonesia-seeks-human-rights-law-revision-to-address-digital-rights-1779537352",
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