TheMinistry of Human Rights (Indonesian:Kementerian Hak Asasi Manusia) is an Indonesianministry that administers and developshuman rights in Indonesia. The ministry has been led byNatalius Pigai since 21 October 2024.[1]
The ministry is distinct from theNational Commission on Human Rights. While the commission worked in the supervision, protection, and promotion ofhuman rights in Indonesia, this ministry works in human rights development through formulation and implementation of human rights policies.[2]
Based on Presidential Decree No. 156/2024[3] and Ministry of Law Decree No. 1/2024 and 2/2025, the Ministry of Law is organized into the following:
Office of the Minister for Human Rights
Office of the Deputy Minister for Human Rights
General Secretariat
Bureau of Planning and Collaboration
Bureau of Human Resources, Law, Organization, and Administration
Bureau of Finance and State-owned Properties
Bureau of General Affairs, Protocol, and Public Relations
Directorate General for Human Rights Instruments and Strengthening (Directorate General I)
Directorate General for Human Rights Instruments and Strengthening Secretariat
Sub-directorate of Program and Reporting
Sub-directorate of General Affairs and Human Resources
Directorate of Formulation and Evaluation of Human Rights Instruments
Sub-directorate of Human Rights Instruments in Law, Politics, and Defense Affairs
Sub-directorate of Human Rights Instruments in Economy, Social, and Cultural Affairs
Directorate of Human Rights Capacity Strengthening for State Apparatuses
Sub-directorate of System and Strategy for Human Rights Capacity Strengthening for State Apparatuses
Directorate of Human Rights Capacity Strengthening for the Society, Community, and Businesspersons
Sub-directorate of System and Strategy for Human Rights Capacity Strengthening for the Society, Community, and Businesspersons
Directorate General for Human Rights Services and Compliance (Directorate General II)
Directorate General for Human Rights Services and Compliance Secretariat
Sub-directorate of Program and Reporting
Sub-directorate of General Affairs and Human Resources
Directorate of Human Rights Services
Sub-directorate of Human Rights Reporting Management
Sub-directorate of Human Rights Defense
Directorate of Human Rights Compliance in Government Institutions
Sub-directorate of Compliance Management and Reporting of Human Rights Compliance in Government Institutions
Directorate of Human Rights Compliance in the Society, Community, and Businesspersons
Sub-directorate of Compliance Management and Reporting of Human Rights Compliance in the Society, Community, and Businesspersons
General Inspectorate
General Inspectorate Secretariat
Division of Program and Reporting
Division of General Affairs and Human Resources
Regional Inspectorate I
Regional Inspectorate II
Board of Experts
Senior Expert to the Minister on Bureaucracy and Legal Reform Strengthening
Senior Expert to the Minister on Civilian, Politics, Social, and Cultural Affairs
Centers
Center for Human Rights Human Resource Development
Center for Human Rights Data and Information
Regional Offices
Aceh Office for Human Rights, Banda Aceh
North Sumatera Office for Human Rights, Medan (serving North Sumatera and Riau Islands)
West Sumatera Office for Human Rights, Padang (serving West Sumatera and Riau)
Jambi Office for Human Rights, Jambi
Bangka Belitung Islands Office for Human Rights, Pangkal Pinang
South Sumatera Office for Human Rights, Palembang (serving South Sumatera and Bengkulu)
Lampung Office for Human Rights, Bandar Lampung
Banten Office for Human Rights, Banten
West Java Office for Human Rights, Bandung
Jakarta Office for Human Rights, Jakarta
Central Java Office for Human Rights, Semarang (serving Central Java and Yogyakarta)
East Java Office for Human Rights, Surabaya
East Nusa Tenggara Office for Human Rights, Kupang (serving East Nusa Tenggara, West Nusa Tenggara, and Bali)
Central Kalimantan Office for Human Rights, Palangkaraya (serving Central Kalimantan and West Kalimantan)
East Kalimantan Office for Human Rights, Samarinda (serving East Kalimantan, North Kalimantan, and Nusantara)
South Kalimantan Office for Human Rights, Banjarmasin
West Sulawesi Office for Human Rights, Mamuju
Central Sulawesi Office for Human Rights, Palu (serving Central Sulawesi, North Sulawesi, and Gorontalo)
South Sulawesi Office for Human Rights, Makassar (serving South Sulawesi and Southeast Sulawesi)
West Papua Office for Human Rights, Manokwari (serving West Papua, Papua, Southwest Papua, Highland Papua, Central Papua, South Papua, Maluku, and North Maluku)