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JAKARTA - Member of commission III of the House of Representatives taufik Basari lamented indonesia's attitude that gave a 'No' vote on the responsibility to protect and prevent genocide, war crimes, ethnic massacres, and crimes against humanity in the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, May 18.According to the nasdem politician, the attitude taken by the Indonesian government shows Indonesia's lack of commitment to abolish the practice of crimes against humanity and genocide." It is very regrettable the government's stance for this UN resolution. Indonesia, which should consistently and fully support the elimination of humanitarian crime and genocide, instead voted for 'Vote No' along with 14 other countries," Taufik told reporters on Friday, May 21.
In fact, said the former Director of Legal Aid Foundation of the Indonesian Legal Aid Institute (YLBHI), Indonesia became one of the locomotives of the global movement against colonialism in the past.
'Now the dynamics and challenges have changed, where forms of oppression are present, one of them, in the form of crimes against humanity.' Vote No' in this R2P Resolution is a missed opportunity for Indonesia to be at the forefront of voicing its rejection of crimes against humanity," he said.
Furthermore, the legislator of Lampung explained, R2P is a principle in international law that allows the United Nations and its member states to respond to humanitarian crimes, war crimes, ethnic cleansing, and genocide, and supports the United Nations to develop early detection to prevent the spread of such crimes.
Globally organized, Taufik said, R2P is a reflection of the collective responsibility of the international community to use its diplomatic and humanitarian resources to avoid worsening humanitarian crises, in line with the UN Charter. He asserted that in the Indonesian context, R2P is also in line with the 1945 Constitution that affirms Indonesia's commitment to actively maintain world order and peace.
"Voting 'Yes' in this R2P Resolution will further strengthen Indonesia's political commitment to respect for human rights and the promotion of world peace as the foundation of a fair and prosperous international community," taufik explained.Although a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Teuku Faizasyah said that the attitude of the Republic of Indonesia in this resolution is not against the issue or concept of its R2P but only technical issues related to the agenda. Taufik instead assessed the procedural pretext should not hinder the attitude of the Republic of Indonesia if it really supports the substance of R2P.
According to him, this will make it difficult when Indonesia wants to conduct peace diplomacy such as playing an active role in the palestinian and Israeli issues. The move, he said, actually erodes the moral legitimacy and standing of Indonesia's leadership in the global arena to fight for the agenda of human rights and world peace.
"Indonesia must show its commitment clearly and seriously to the enforcement and protection of human rights, both at home and abroad as can be reflected in the politics of diplomacy," taufik concluded.To be known, there are 115 countries that voted 'Yes' to this UN resolution, while 15 other countries voted 'vote no'. The 15 countries that voted 'No' were North Korea, Kyrgyztan, Nicaragua, Zimbabwe, Venezuela, Indonesia, Burundi, Belarus, Eritrea, Bolivia, Russia, China, Egypt, Cuba, and Syria.
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