Mugiyanto, Senior Program Officer for Human Rights and Democracy

Side Event on the 30th Session of UN Human Rights Council,

Geneva, 18 September 2015

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Ensuring the transition to democracy and respect of human rights

Providing alternatives to the tendencies of the growing of religious and market fundamentalisms

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1. Constitution 1945 Art. 18 on Local Government

2. Constitution 1945 Art. 28 on Human Rights

3. Law No. 39, 1999 on Human Rights4. Law No. 23, 2014 on Local Government5. Regulation of the Minister of Law and

Human Rights No. 25, 2013 on Criteria of Human Rights Friendly District/City

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The Law provides space for the integration of human rights in local level development by providing bigger roles for local government to implement certain rights and services.

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Obligatory Service of Basic Needs

1.Education,2.Health, 3.Public works and

spatial management,

4.Public housing5.Public peace6.Public order and

community and social protection

Obligatory Service of Non Basic Needs

Jobs• Women empowerment and children

protection• Food, Land and Ennvironment• Civil administration• Village and community development• Population control and family

planning• Transportation, Communication and

information• Cooperatives and SMEs• Investment• Culture, youth and sport• Statistics, library and archiving

Identifying Potential Cities/Districts

Engaging Committed Head of Districts/Cities

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Campaign Kits Production

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INFID and the District of Wonosobo have participated in the World Human Rights Cities Forum (WHRCF) in

Gwangju, South Korea in 2013, 2014 and 2015

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Integration in the 5-Year National Action Plan on Human Rights (RANHAM 2015 - 2019)

Integration of Human Rights in the Middle Term National Development Plan (RPJMN) in District/City Level

Enactment of Local Law on Human Rights

Enactment of Local Leaders (Mayor/Regent) Regulation on Human Rights

Enactment of Local Law on specific rights/services

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City of Bandung

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Enactment of the Mayor/Regent Decree for the rights to reparation of the victims of HR violation ~> City of Palu in

Sulawesi

“As a human, as a Mayor who has responsibility, I have to apologize” – Rusdy Mastura, Mayor of Palu

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There has been Ministry Regulation for Human Rights Friendly Cities (No. 25/2013)Involving CSOs to amend the regulations on

standardsWelcoming the idea of doing intensive works in

collaboration with CSOs There is a yearly award for human rights

friendly cities/districts

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1. Political willingness2. Corruption by local government officers3. Level of public participation4. Transparency of the government5. Capacity of local apparatus 6. Coordination between central and local

government7. Opposition by Islamic conservative parties

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1. That the promotion, protection and promotion of human rights is the responsibility of the state, particularly the government, at all level, including Local Governments.

2. That the Human Rights Council should ensure all Member States of the United Nations to provide meaningful space for the civil society organization in the realization of human rights by local governments.

3. That the Human Rights Council should develop a guiding principles on Local Government and Human Rights

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