Jakarta - The United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navanethem Pillay, said that the Indonesian government should implement international human rights standards in its legislative regulations, at the local and national levels. "In my discussion with the government, I stressed the importance of translating Indonesia's international human rights obligations into the domestic law," she stated in a press conference at the United Nations Information Centre (UNIC), on Tuesday. She also said that the international human rights standards have been applied in several countries. Therefore, she urged the government to do the same. "This process has started in many areas. Hence, I encourage Indonesia to continue with this and resist any backsliding in legislative standards at the local and national levels," she expressed. During her visit to Indonesia, she met several Indonesian ministers and officials, as well as representatives from disadvantaged and excluded communities. "Indonesia has given me the impression of a country of great diversity, which has been through major transformations in a very short period of time," Pillay said. However, she added that the country has yet to strengthen accountability mechanisms, aimed at identifying responsibilities for past and present human rights violations. The UN High Commissioner also had the opportunity to meet the representatives from the Ahmaddiya, Christian, Shia and traditional belief communities. She expressed concern over human rights violations against minorities in Indonesia. (*)

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