Name: National Commission on Human Rights of Indonesia Created On: 15/10/2015 16:42:49 Created By: Y Modified On: 22/02/2017 14:03:33 Modified By: LA Size: 5 KB Statement of The National Commission on Human Right of The Republic Of Indonesia Thank You Madame Chairperson, for this valueable opportunity. l would like to direct to the point. In addition of all positif acheivement in implementation of The right to freedom of religion and belief, particularly among religious minority groups, that was mentioned by my collega permanent representatif of Indonesia before. Our Commission. highly apresiate this commitment and achievement. However, in current Situation, concerning protection of existence and prevention of violence against minorities Indonesia remain faces many challen.gges. We have two category of problem. The first, minority within religion. The second, minority between religions The first category related to increasing levels of harassment, intimidation and bloody attacks against groups that was alleged "misguided" from true teaching of Islam, particularly Ahmadiyya, and Shi'a. These include killing, the closure, attaeks and burning by mobs of places of worship and hornes, at times leading to the displacement of communities belonging to these groups. Actually, the perpetrators is small. intolerant group but with minim or no protection for the minority from the police. Therefore, this kind of minority have not enjoyed protection of existence and. prevention of violence. Even, respect from the state to freely select the belief they want and freely practice the worship in privat live they have not receafitedyet. They also can not freely maintain their unique religious and cultural practices and traditions. They don't have enought sphare to express and enjoy aspect of one's identity in the education environtment, in the workplace and in public. There was administrative restriction to the spreeding of teaching in the public area, including public lecture, public sermont, and publication. Law Number-1 /PNPS/1965 and Article 156(a) - of the Criminal 'Code concerning the prevention of religious abuse and/or defamation) forbide them to do these, There was restrictions to show their symbol, even placard in public area including in their places of whorship or in their wear, like the 2008 Joint Ministerial Decree and all other regulations that restrict the activities of the Ahrnadiyya community,