In the area of Legislative Development, the programme commits Ecuador to national
and international action to improve observance of human rights. For example, it
provides for adaptation of the Constitution and national legislation to reflect all
human rights set out in international agreements and for the adoption of legal
mechanisms and guarantees to ensure enforcement of these principles.
Under each of the other three strategic axes, the programme establishes General
Objectives and Strategic Guidelines, the latter setting out broad proposals for action.
For example, the section on “Civil and Political Rights” focuses on fairness and due
process in the legal system. The programme sets out as one of four objectives:
To eradicate torture and physical and moral mistreatment as investigation and
punishment mechanisms from detention, investigation and penitentiary
systems.
One of the five strategic guidelines under this heading is:
To reform the current detention, investigation and penitentiary systems
through plans, programmes and changes in the legal system.
In the area of “Economic, Social and Cultural Rights”, the programme commits the
Ecuadorian State to equity and non-discrimination in social policy and to adequate
health, education and social security systems. It also envisages the establishment of a
committee to monitor the implementation of the International Covenant on Economic,
Social and Cultural Rights.
Somewhat more than half of the programme is devoted to the section on “Collective
Rights”, particularly relating to vulnerable groups. The Strategic Guidelines in these
sections contain up to 12 specific proposals for each of the identified groups. The
proposals aim at promoting the recognition of the rights of group members, in both
law and practice, and at initiating administrative and community actions to enhance
their dignity and improve their quality of life.
The programme contains additional sections on Institutions, International Policy,
Citizen Involvement, Financing and the Operating Plan. They describe how the
Ecuadorian State will facilitate the effective implementation of the programme. The
key element in implementation is development of the Operating Plan by government
agencies in consultation with civil society. It will provide specific diagnoses and
details of proposed actions and will identify those responsible for implementation, a
schedule of activities, resource requirements and so on. A notable feature is the
recognition that financial resources will be required. The Operating Plan also provides
for a Standing Follow-up and Assessment Committee to monitor progress, modify
guidelines where necessary and ensure compliance with the programme.
4.7
Indonesia (1998)
The “Indonesian National Plan of Action on Human Rights 1998-2003” is set out in a
21-page booklet. An Inter-Departmental Standing Committee on Human Rights drew
up the plan in cooperation with the Indonesian National Commission on Human
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