Implementation of Human Rights

Implementation of Human Rights

Addressing the Second National Workshop on Human Rights, held
on Oct. 24, 1994, President Soeharto said that follow-up actions
have been done to the recommendations made during the first
Workshop on Human Rights held in January 1991. Now we feel the
need for making stronger efforts to enhance the weight and
quality of protection for human rights. The President also stated
that in the process of development, violations of human rights
are sometimes unavoidable. But these violations are an excess
that should be solved. It is the responsibility of all parties to
work towards giving continuous protection for human rights.

The issue of human rights is contained in our Constitution.
But due to the absence of a clear system and lack of education on
the nature of the human rights for the society, and the fact that
our cultural patterns are in transition, there is an impression
that human rights have not been implemented in a satisfactory
way.

We should also be aware of the propensity to utilize human
rights issues for political and economic purposes.

-- Suara Karya, Jakarta