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(NGO in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social
Council of the United Nations, Ref. No : D1035 )Jl. Jati Padang
Raya Kav. 3 no. 105, Pasar Minggu, Jakarta Selatan (12540)
Indonesia
* Phone (62-21) 7819734, 7819735, 78840497 * Fax (62-21)
78844703 * E-mail: [email protected] *www.infid.org
INFID Statement
State Neglect Over Acts of Violence Against Ahmadiyah Sect
Members
STATE FAILS TO PROTECT CITIZENS
RIGHT TO FREEDOM OF RELIGION AND BELIEF
The state yet once again has committed a human rights violation
when it turned a blind eye on
acts of violence meted out by a mob of vandals against the
Ahmadiyah congregation in
Cikeusik, Pandeglang, Banten which later escalated into the
tragic deaths of several
Ahmadiyah followers.
This appalling incident demonstrates the failure of the
Government of Indonesia to guarantee
the peoples freedom of religion and belief as mandated in the
1945 Constitution. It is also a
manifestation of the governments negation of human rights, thus
defying its own
international commitment as the second country to ratify the
International Covenant on Civil
and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic,
Social and Cultural Rights as
well as the Convention against Torture.
In response to this tragedy, INFID conveys its sincere grief and
condemns the incapacity of the
state to seriously deal with these simultaneous acts of
aggression committed by vandals
against Ahmadiyah sect members in Cikeusik, Pandeglang and in
other parts across Indonesia.
The powerlessness of the state through its blatant act of
neglect constitutes as human rights
abuse.
INFID calls upon all elements of civil society in Indonesia to
persistently harness solidarity and
stand up against vandalism committed in the name of religion,
and to urge the government to
initiate stern measures and take legal action against organized
groups of vandals who pose a
threat to the citizens right to freedom of religion and
belief.
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( NGO in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and
Social Council of the United Nations, Ref. No : D1035 )Jl. Mampang
Prapatan XI No. 23, Jakarta 12790- Indonesia * Phone (62-21)
79196721, 79196722, 7901950 * Fax (62-21) 7941577 *
E-mail:[email protected] *www.infid.org
INFID as an NGO granted Special Consultative Status with the
UN-ECOSOC, will broach this
issue at the 16th Session of the UN Human Rights Council in
Geneva, Switzerland scheduled to
be held on 28 February 25 March 2011. During this session, the
issue on human rights
violation by means of neglect toward acts of violence endured by
Ahmadiyah followers in
Indonesia will be informed to the UN Special Rapporteur on
Torture on 7 March 2011 and the
UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief on 10
March 2011.
The reporting of the issue at hand will reveal the harsh reality
in Indonesia where freedom of
religion and faith is indeed at grave risk, contradictory to the
image projected by the
Government of Indonesia to the international community of
Indonesia as a democratic
country, both tolerant and pluralistic.
Jakarta, 6 February 2011
Wahyu SusiloINFID Program Manager(08129307964)
