Access to Justice
The Deputy Minister’s signed a grant agreement of US $ 2.34 million, 2011 to 2015, for a new UNDP-backed initiative aimed at improving access to justice for the poor and marginalized in Indonesia. This initiative is led by the Government of Indonesia through National Planning and Development Agency (Badan Perencanaan Pembangunan Nasional , BAPPENAS).
This funding will support the second phase of the Legal Empowerment and Assistance for the Disadvantaged (LEAD) Project, which has already made an impact in Indonesia’s provinces of Aceh, North Maluku, South East Sulawesi and Central Sulawesi. More than 450000 poor and disadvantaged people facing legal problems in Indonesia, including land disputes, discrimination, and corruption have benefited from UNDP’s LEAD project, through the establishment of community legal aid post, training of legal aid advisors and the enactment of decrees on minimum standards for public services in Ternate and gender mainstreaming into government planning in Palu.
“Women and Politics: Perception, Regulations and Reality”
In cooperation with Asia Foundation the Norwegian Embassy organized a seminar on “Women and Politics: Perception, Regulations and Reality”. The seminar was held in the context of preparations for the next elections in Indonesia in 2014 and Deputy Minister Ms Ingrid Fiskaa gave a keynote address. Minister Fiskaa commended Indonesia for making remarkable progress with regard to women’s political participation. The increase in female elected parliamentarians from 10,5 % women in parliament in 2004 to 18% in 2009 she said was outstanding. Fiskaa also made reference to this year’s Human Development Report focusing on the strong correlation between the level of gender equality and the growth and prosperity and underlined that “gender equality is smart economics”. Fiskaa also highlighted the discrepancies often existing between jurisdiction and law enforcement as one of the remaining challenges. The government of Indonesia was represented by the Deputy Minister for Women Empowerment and Child Protection, Sri Danti Anwar. Hendro Prasetyo, Indonesian Survey Institute, Sri Budi Eko Wardani, Center for Political Study, University of IndonesiaH.E. Asia A. Pananrangi, Deputy Chairperson, Local Parliament of Bone District was represented in the panel.
Working lunch
At the working lunch at the residence, hosted by Ambassador Eivind S. Homme, on Capital flow, anticorruption, Financial Transactions and illegal logging, important stakeholders like UNODC, Transparency International, Kemitraan, Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Indonesian Forest Council, Indonesia Corruption Watch attended. Ms Fiskaa made an introductory remark as a backdrop for fruitful discussion.