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The Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Food, Hilal Elver officially visited Indonesia. This visit was appointed directly by the United Nations Human Rights Council and aims to assess how Indonesian people enjoy the rights to food, including recommendations for good practices and challenges faced today. During a press conference on his observations in Indonesia in Jakarta, Wednesday, (April 18), Hilal Elver said that during his ten-day visit from April 9 to 18, she had a meeting with Minister of Agriculture, Andi Amran Sulaiman and Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, Susi Pudjiastuti. In addition, she also attended meetings with high-ranking officials and civil society organizations.

“…I had two meetings with Ministerial level from the Ministry of Agriculture and the other is Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, and various Ministerial High Level Officials; they give me briefings. And then i met with the civil society organization, here as you know, as Komnas HAM and Komnas Perempuan. We have a big meeting to come,” Hilal said.

Hilal Elver further said that she had visited local government and civil society in Palembang, Yogyakarta and Ambon. During her visit to the three cities, she had the opportunity to learn about specific practices and issues related to regional differences. (Egi/Trans by Rezha/RHM)