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The Ministry of Law and Human Rights is committed to utilizing the Working Group Road Map on Human Rights Respect, Protection, Fulfillment, Enforcement, and Advancement (P5HAM) as an instrument to protect people with mental disabilities.

"The road map will be utilized to converge all activities relevant to our efforts in the respect, fulfilment, enforcement, protection, and advancement of rights of people with mental disabilities in Indonesia," Law and Human Rights Deputy Minister Edward Omar Sharif Hiariej stated at a seminar on P5HAM Road Map for people with mental disabilities here, Monday.

The deputy minister affirmed that Indonesia is committed to being attentive to the rights of people with mental disabilities.

"Every person has equal rights and opportunities in life, including those with mental disabilities," Hiariej accentuated.

As a country, with a strong commitment to human rights at the national and international level, Indonesia has set up the P5HAM Road Map for people with mental disabilities and, in 2022, attended a meeting to report on the implementation of the convention of the rights of people with mental disabilities, he expounded.

Respecting, protecting, and advancing the rights of all residents, including people with mental disabilities, is the responsibility of the government, he remarked.

He affirmed that the government remains committed to enacting regulations and policies and setting up a specialized working group to advance human rights.

Hiariej affirmed that apart from setting up the P5HAM Working Group Road Map, the ministry is also remains resolute to enacting other policies to bolster the rights of people with mental disabilities.

Despite the changes only been seen gradually, the deputy minister is confident that all parties will concur with the government's efforts to respect, fulfil, enforce, protect, and advance the rights of people with mental disabilities. (antaranews)