Like Myanmar, Indonesia also had its long experience of brutal military rule

under the Suharto regime yet after his fall in 1998, Indonesia then began its democratic
transition into what the world knows it today. Today, Indonesia wholly respects the
human rights of Burmese people, emphasizing that the safety of Burmese civilians and
Rohingya population remains its utmost priority.

In response to the grave and heightened human rights violations and atrocities
committed by the Myanmar junta since the COVID-19 pandemic and 2021 military
coup, Indonesian President Joko Widodo publicly condemned the junta at the
Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) Leaders’ Meeting (ALM) in Jakarta last
April 24, 2021, stating that the situation of human rights in Myanmar is “unacceptable
and cannot be allowed to continue.”

The Indonesian Plan then sets forth Indonesia’s position and action to safeguard
the human rights of Burmese civilians. This includes the Aliansi Jurnalis Independen
(AJI)’s petition to the Constitutional Court of Indonesia. This petition asks the
Constitutional Court to review the Law on the Court of Human Rights No. 26/2000 to
allow the trial of non-Indonesian citizens for human rights abuses in Indonesian courts.
The court’s decision can eventually permit Indonesian courts to prosecute the Myanmar
junta through the Indonesian legal system, which could lead to the first universal
jurisdiction case against the Myanmar junta among ASEAN member states, reaffirming
Indonesia’s persistent efforts to protect Burmese civilians.

The human rights crisis in Myanmar remains an urgent international concern,

and Indonesia calls for the cooperation of the international community to exert greater
efforts in protecting the human rights of the Burmese people.