Persons with psychosocial disabilities (PWPD) in Indonesia are a forgotten group of people. They are often considered to be not fully human, and are therefore deemed not to have human rights. Human rights violations occur, some of which are quite severe, in almost all aspects of the lives of persons with psychosocial disabilities in Indonesia. These violations take place in the everyday practices of the community and are also reaffirmed in various laws and regulations.

 

Organizations of persons with disabilities in Indonesia have attempted to change the Indonesian Government’s stigmatize view of persons with psychosocial disabilities, which influences the programs and regulations they create. In doing so, we have encountered many problems in changing perceptions that have been in place for decades.

 

We hope that this alternative report can assists the UN CRPD committee in providing constructive recommendations, as we have gathered in the proposed List of Issues (on page 71), to the Indonesian Government.  We sincerely hope that with the recommendation from the Committee, laws, regulations and policies as well as customary practices in the society that conflict with the human

rights of persons with psychosocial disabilities would be amended and that in the near future we could see the improvement of the situation of persons with psychosocial disabilities in Indonesia.

 

Download Here : Alternative Report to UN CRPD Committee on the Situation of People with Psychosocial Disability in Indonesia