Pigai: Indonesia on Course for World Record in Largest Human Rights Education Programme

Human Rights Minister Natalius Pigai stated on Wednesday (10/6) that the Ministry of Human Rights is being considered for a Guinness World Record regarding the world’s largest human rights education programme. He explained that the number of participants receiving human rights training in a single region of Indonesia is larger than that of Uruguay, the current record holder.

Speaking during a meeting with Commission 13 of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR RI) at the Parliament Complex in Senayan, Jakarta, Pigai noted that the current record is held by Uruguay, where 3,000 police officers participated in human rights training. According to the Minister, the Ministry of Human Rights has been able to provide training to 6,000 participants in North Sumatra alone, which is double the figure recorded in Uruguay.

Consequently, Pigai is optimistic that the record could be claimed by Indonesia. He remarked, “The current world record holder is Uruguay in 2018, with 3,000 Uruguayan police officers undergoing human rights education. Currently, in North Sumatra alone, we have trained 6,000 people. Therefore, it is possible that Indonesia will receive a world award as a Ministry conducting human rights education on such a large scale.”

Pigai emphasised that the expansion of human rights education is a core commitment of his Ministry, noting that not everyone yet understands the full definition of human rights. He explained that the term ‘human rights’ has often been narrowly interpreted as being solely related to cases of rights violations.