Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Dozens of NGOs grouped under the Coalition for Justice and Revelation of Truth (KKPK) welcomed the recent decision of the United Nations Human Rights Council to establish a mandate for a special rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence of serious crimes and gross violations of human rights.

"We also strongly urge the government to actively support the mandate by promoting the special rapporteur selection which will be held next year, and provide permission for the special rapporteur to visit Indonesia and access to any data and information he or she will require in accomplishing his or her duties," Indria Fernida Alphasonny of the Commission on Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras), one of the NGOs, said in a statement on Wednesday.

The NGOs welcomed the resolution as a significant contribution by the Council to establish accountability for serious crimes and human rights violations particularly in Indonesia.

"Indonesia still fails to resolve old human rights cases and yet torture and other forms of rights abuse still occur in some region such as Papua," Indria said. "We strongly hope this special rapporteur will also address those unresolved cases," she added.