Human rights chief "shocked" to hear about discrimination against women in Indonesia

       The High Commissioner of Human Rights in United Nations, Navi Pillay, told reporters on Tuesday that she was shocked at the number of women who were discriminated against. While on a mission in the country she was able to speak with a women victim group and they expressed to her how they felt. Because of this, she said that Indonesia needed to ratify international human rights treaties. They also have to be translated into domestic law. This means that it has to be law at all levels and some may see it as a threat to the country's sovereignty.
      The women spoke about the horrors they faced. The harsh enforcement of the Sharia Law in Aceh protects the cruel acts of stoning and caning. Places where many women come together to socialize, such as hair salons are being raided at anytime and it has them constantly living in fear. Not only do these people discriminate against women, but they attack the LGBT community as well. Pillay also encourages the government to ensure their protection so they can feel safe.
     Through discrimination, inequality is clearly visible. It is as if whoever is doing this feel that women and members of the LGBT community do not have the same rights as them and they treat them less than their worth. As humans, we should all be given an equal chance but people are not willing to make and accept changes so we all have this opportunity. Hopefully, by Pillay visiting Indonesia as a Human Rights Commissioner, it brought attention to this discrimination. People may watch more closely and the government will actually do their job to protect them and stop these violent attacks.

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