Karel: Advocacy to raise minority rights

I am Karel Tuhehay

from the Yogyakarta NGO Satunama

I work at the mental health section
at Satunama

What are the issues faced by Satunama?

In the earlier years Satunama

focused on programs

for democracy,

politics,

then, but now

There are more issues

undertaken by Satunama

Issues about

social inclusion,

conservative issues

then livelihood issues

then there are also political issues

and this is this new one from Satunama

that is related to mental health

Related to the social issues in Indonesia
Do you feel you have done enough?

Satunama in the past few years indeed

have done a lot on
social inclusion issues

We have one program in Satunama

Which is called the Caring program

We have collaborated with some partners

Such as the Pengayat community
or from minority religions

so a few years ago

There has been an effort from
the government to change the Law

to recognise some minority religions

such as Arism religion in the state

Related to the work of Satunama, is there
anything you want to share to the public?

Our society is diverse

there is culture, then society,

What is happening now a days

How certain groups in the societies

are subjected to discrimination

like religious minority groups,

then people with a disability,

then women's groups,

These are areas we feel
that need a lot of support

from society, especially
from the government

so that these marginal groups

can establish their rights

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