Berdiri sejak Agustus 1993, ELSAM terus berupaya mendorong lahirnya berbagai kebijakan yang menghormati dan melindungi hak-hak dasar warga. Institute for Policy Research and Advocacy (ELSAM), established in August 1993 in Jakarta, is a policy advocacy organization with limited association as its legal entity. To actively participate in the efforts to develop, promote and protect civil and politica
l rights and other human rights, as mandated by the 1945 Constitution and Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), has become ELSAM’s ‘driving’ objective. From the outset, ELSAM has committed itself to developing a democratic political order in Indonesia by empowering civil society through advocacy and promoting human rights. VISION: Indonesia as a democratic and just society and country that respect for human rights. MISSION: As a non-governmental organisation, ELSAM strives for all human rights, including civil and political rights and economic, social and cultural rights. Human rights advocacy in various forms
3. Human rights education and training
4. Publication and human rights information dissemination
PROGRAMME OF WORK:
1. Elimination of human rights violations, including past human rights violations through joint continuous activities with other organisations.
2. Reinforcement of human rights protection from the threats of market fundamentalism, religious fundamentalism and communalism in its various forms.
3. Institutional strengthening of ELSAM as a credible, accountable and sustainable human rights resource centre.
