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SHADOW REPORT Prepared for the UN Committee against Torture in connection to its review of Indonesia’s Second Periodic Report under the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment Prepared by WORKING GROUP ON THE ADVOCACY AGAINST TORTURE In consultation with the Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) May 2008 An overview of the Working Group The Working Group on the Advocacy against Torture (WGAT) was set up in 2007 as a follow up to the workshop on the engagement of NGOs with UN mechanisms working on torture, including the Committee against Torture. The Working Group comprises of 33 NGOs both at national and local level working on the advocacy for the elimination of torture. Some members focus their work on policy making process, while others concentrate on public litigation, as well as monitoring of human rights issues. The Institute for Policy Research and Advocacy (ELSAM; www.elsam.or.id) is the coordinator of the Working Group, and the members are: Serikat Tani NTB, PIAR NTT, LPH YAPHI, LBH APIK Aceh, LBH Banda Aceh (), ELS-HAM Papua (), PBHI (www.pbhi.or.id), LBH Medan (www.medan.lbh.or.id), ELPAGAR, LBH Semarang (www. semarang.lbh.or.id), LBH P2I, Indonesia Human Rights Working Group (HRWG), Commission for Disappearances and Victims of Violence (KontraS; ), KRHN (), Legal Aid Institution (LBH Jakarta; ), IMPARSIAL (), YLBHI (www.ylbhi.or.id), LBH Pers (), RAHIMA (www.rahima.or.id), KPI (www.koalisiperempuan.or.id), YPHA (www.ypha.or.id), LBH APIK Jakarta (www.lbh-apik.or.id), Solidaritas Perempuan (), LAHA, ALDP Papua, IKON Bali, LPS-HAM, KontraS Papua, Komunitas Survivor Abepura, Arus Pelangi (/arus_pelangi/), Migrant Care (), and Jesuit Refugee Service (Aceh office; www.jrs.or.id). Secretariat of the Working Group is at: ELSAM Jl. Siaga II No. 31 Pejaten Barat, Pasar Minggu, INDONESIA 12510 Tel : (62-21) Fax : (62-21)E-mail :