Indonesia wants to be Host of OIC Human Rights Commission
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23 February 2012 13:16 WIB
TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta:Indonesia is planning on running to become a host for the Organization of Islamic Cooperations (OIC) Human Right Commission. We are running [for the position] in response to the gridlock in the decision making process to determine where the commission should be based, said Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Michael Tene on Wednesday. But were not competing.The commission, established a year ago, has been absent due to fierce competition between Saudi Arabia and Iran. Both countries insisted on becoming the base for the Human Rights Commission which recently held its first meeting in Jakarta this week. The determination of the Human Rights Commission base is scheduled to be announced in the OIC Foreign Affairs Minister Meeting in Djibouti in mid-year.The effort has been supported by Indonesian human rights activists. Human rights enforcement in Indonesia is much better that other Islamic countries, said Muhammad Hazif, program manager of the OIC Human Rights Watch Group (HRWG), after an informal meeting between Indonesian Civilian Coalition with the OIC Human Rights commissioners at the Aryaduta Hotel in Jakarta.SITA PLANASARI AQUADINI
