Human rights members

Human rights members

From Suara Karya

On one television station, the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) called on the public to voice their ideas on the election of commission members. As a good citizen, I would like to respond to this call.

I think that the government established the commission in an effort to ensure that the public enjoys justice in terms of human rights. The commission will always remind the government and other parties at home not to violate human rights. Clearly, the commission has been established to benefit foreign countries or to harm our national interest.

Therefore, the membership of this commission should not be made up of activists of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) as their activities seem to be frequently sponsored by foreign parties to benefit from their own interests. If figures from NGOs are elected members of this commission, they will find it difficult not to work in the interest of foreign parties.

I would imagine that we would be kept busy with various human rights issues if these figures were placed in the commission. These problems would prevent us from developing our country smoothly. Therefore, I really hope that people such as Emmy Hafild, Wardah and Hendardi are not appointed members of the commission. Let them remain in NGOs as they have until now.

BUDI ARIFIANTO

Bogor, West Java