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Island focus: House urged to protect human rights
The Institute for Criminal Justice Reform (ICJR) has called on the House of Representatives to focus its attention on protecting human rights and address excessive criminalization when deliberating draft laws in the upcoming legislative program
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he Institute for Criminal Justice Reform (ICJR) has called on the House of Representatives to focus its attention on protecting human rights and address excessive criminalization when deliberating draft laws in the upcoming legislative program.
The House held a plenary meeting on Tuesday to finalize the 2018 National Legislation Program. Eight out of the 50 bills in the program are related to criminal laws, including a bill to revise the Criminal Code and another bill on terrorism.
“The House must ensure that human rights are protected, especially in the use of criminal punishments,” ICJR executive director Supriyadi Eddyono said on Wednesday.
He added that the House should address excessive criminalization, which had reached “a worrying level.”
“Articles that are open to multiple interpretations should be repealed,” Supriyadi said.
“Alternative criminal punishments should also be considered, not just prison sentences,” he added, citing fines, social work and suspended sentences as examples.
Supriyadi also urged the House to make the deliberation process more transparent.
The ICJR noted that out of the eight criminal-law related bills, four were still being deliberated. They are the Criminal Code bill, the sexual assault bill, the alcoholic beverages bill and the terrorism bill.
