Draft Presidential Regulation on National Human Rights Action Plan Awaits Palace Approval
The draft Presidential Regulation on the National Action Plan for Human Rights (RANHAM) is currently awaiting further processing at the Presidential Palace, according to Minister of Human Rights Natalius Pigai. Speaking in Jakarta on Monday, Pigai stated that the regulation would serve as a guideline for the implementation of respect, protection, and fulfilment of human rights in Indonesia, as well as a reference for central and regional governments and various stakeholders in integrating human rights principles into governance and development.
Pigai noted that RANHAM is an international mandate through the National Action Plan on Human Rights and serves as a reference for central and regional governments and various stakeholders in implementing human rights programmes. “The draft is already at the Palace. We are now hoping that the Minister of State Secretary will process it, as this is a necessity,” Pigai said.
He explained that Indonesia has decades of experience in drafting and implementing RANHAM. Therefore, the sustainability of this regulation is considered important to ensure that the implementation of human rights across various sectors continues systematically. Pigai added that RANHAM is also an instrument monitored in various international forums to assess the progress of human rights implementation in each country.
Pigai expressed hope that the Presidential Regulation would be finalised soon to serve as a foundation for implementing human rights programmes at both national and regional levels. He emphasised that the existence of RANHAM is necessary to strengthen coordination across ministries, institutions, and regional governments in fulfilling Indonesia’s commitment to the protection and promotion of human rights.
Previously, the government announced plans to expand the scope of the sixth-generation RANHAM for the 2026–2030 period by adding new target groups in response to evolving human rights protection needs within society. Acting Director General of Human Rights Instruments and Strengthening at the Ministry of Human Rights, Sofia Alatas, stated that the sixth-generation RANHAM will cover nine main pillars: human rights mainstreaming; civil and political rights; economic, social, and cultural rights; children’s rights; elimination of discrimination against women; rights of persons with disabilities; rights of migrant workers and their families; freedom from torture and inhuman treatment; and the elimination of racial discrimination.
She explained that this coverage is broader than the fifth-generation RANHAM, which focused only on women, children, persons with disabilities, and indigenous communities. One of the new pillars is the protection of the rights of migrant workers and their families, prompted by the government’s observation of increasing fraud cases involving migrant workers and individuals promised work or education abroad under false pretences. Additionally, the sixth-generation RANHAM incorporates human rights mainstreaming as an effort to encourage the elimination of discriminatory regulations. Sofia noted that the Ministry of Human Rights, together with the Ministry of Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection and the National Commission on Violence Against Women, has identified around 400 regulations requiring attention within the framework of strengthening respect for and protection of human rights.