Minority groups in this country need a legal basis to protect their rights
Jakarta Post:
On the heels of repetitive attacks against minority groups across the country, a high-ranking official said on Tuesday that minority groups in Indonesia did not have any legal guarantee to protect their rights.
Deputy Religious Affairs Minister Nasaruddin Umar: Champion to raise the voice for Justice
Deputy Religious Affairs Minister Nasaruddin Umar told The Jakarta Post in a telephone interview that the religious harmony bill currently discussed by lawmakers was the solution to shield minority groups from violent acts.
“Minority groups in this country need a legal basis to protect their rights. That is the reason why the bill is very crucial,” he told The Jakarta Post over the telephone.
He snapped at the lawmakers for the time-consuming discussions over the bill, saying that Indonesia, which has many religious groups, needed the bill to be passed into law immediately.
Deputy minister denies conflict within religious affairs ministry
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/04/24/deputy-minister-denies-conflict-within-religious-affairs-ministry.html
Deputy Religious Affairs Minister should know the Basic Human Rights given in the UNO Charter.It is the duty of the Government to safeguard and protect the all basic human rights give in the charter.I request the said minister to please read again the basic human rights of all the citizens of your country.
http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/
http://www.un.org/en/documents/charter/
What he means is that presently Indonesian laws lack in provision of security guarantees to minority groups and that these laws need to be brought up in conformity of the international laws.
I think his efforts need to be appreciated.
@ MNA Khan
That is what the honorable Deputy Religious Affairs Minister Nasaruddin Umar fighting for. We salute his courage and wisdom to punch the deadlock so far in this regard.
Please read about Nasaruddin Umar in the comments section here:
http://www.themuslimtimes.org/2012/04/countries/indonesia/alleged-rift-seen-at-ministry-over-ahmadiyah