We, Kami Berani the Coalition of Civil Society on the Rights of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) consist of Arus Pelangi, ASEAN SOGIE Caucus, Yayasan Lembaga Bantuan Hukum Indonesia (YLBHI), Lembaga Bantuan Hukum (LBH) Masyarakat, PKBI, SGRC Indonesia, Serikat Jurnalis untuk Keberagaman (SEJUK), Sanggar SWARA dan Human Rights Working Group (HRWG) together with the 141 undersigned organizations express our deepest concern on the new local regulation passed by the Bogor City Parliament, Indonesia. On December 21, 2021 the Bogor City Parliament and the Mayor of Bogor have passed a Local Regulation on the Prevention and Countermeasures of Sexual Deviant Behavior (P4S). The coalition considers that this regulation contains elements of human rights violations that aggravate violence and discrimination against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender groups in Bogor City. The reason, in Chapter III article 6 mentions that the group and behavior intend to be prevented are homosexual, lesbian and transgender.

This regulation is contrary to the Guidelines for Classification and Diagnosis of Mental Disorders (PPDGJ) III of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia. In PPDGJ point F66 mentioned "sexual orientation alone should not be considered a disorder". In the international classification, the 11th Revision of International Classification of Diseases has been stated that transgender is not a mental disorder.

As a consequence, each group categorized as sexual deviant behavior in this Regulation will be subject to prevention and countermeasures, including security and rehabilitation measures. This can have an impact on involvement not only from the local government apparatus but also the larger homophobic community. This regulation has the potential to increase cases of violence against SOGI minority groups. In addition, this Regulation mandates the establishment of a countermeasures commission whose financing will be charged to the Local Government Budget (Anggaran Pendapatan dan Belanja Daerah – APBD).

The coalition considers this regulation is a form of human rights violations on certain citizens and has the potential to destroy dignity, honor and security. Following are the direct effects of this regulation:

1. The impact of psychical violence and limit the access to health

This Regulation becomes a legitimacy to categorize LGBT people as groups that can be cured with rehabilitation and countermeasures. Health workers, health care providers, local authorities and the public in general can send individuals both family members and community members to rehabilitation centers. It also contradicts with the Government of Indonesia's commitment to remove all laws and policies that discriminate against people with HIV and key population groups, stated in the UN Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS in 2021. [1] Such a policy would be a major obstacle to an effective HIV response towards an AIDS-free Indonesia by 2030.

2. Impact of nuanced violence of SOGI changes efforts

In articles 9, 12, 15 and 18 specifically say that one of the ways of prevention and treatment used is rehabilitation. This will potentially increase the increasingly rampant activity of coercive efforts to change a person's sexual orientation and gender identity. Victor Madrigal Borloz, the UN's Independent Expert on on SOGI in his thematic report [2] called this effort a form of torture.

3. Impact of physical violence and arbitrary arrest

The absence of anti-discrimination laws protecting LGBT people has kept LGBT people away from access to justice when subjected to violence, discrimination and domestic violence and expulsion from home. This Regulation reinforcing those actions as form of prevention process which may lead to arbitrary arrest and persecution. This regulation also mandates the Bogor City Government to form Cross-sectoral Institutions (article 8) in enacting the implementation of this Regulation.

4. The impact of miss-information related to SOGI

Article 15 mentions that one of the steps that will be taken for prevention is through education and dissemination of information related to 15 groups and behavior in article

5. The impact of losing economic resources

For the impacts we have mentioned above, it will directly close an access for LGBT people to labor rights and earn a source of daily income.

Thus, the Coalition urgently calls for:

1. Mayor of Bogor City, Governor of West Java and the Indonesia Ministry of Home Affairs to coordinate and immediately revoke the Regulation No. 10 of 2020 Bogor City;

2. Indonesia National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) to issue an official statement addressing this Discriminatory Regulation and write to the Local Parliament of Bogor City, Bogor City Government and West Java Provincial Government to review and revoke the Regulation.

3. The Presidential Staff Office as the organizer of the Human Rights Friendly City and Regency Program to revoke the City of Bogor from the classification of Human Rights Friendly City.

For media inquiry please contact:

1. Ryan Korbari, Arus Pelangi This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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3. Muhammad Isnur, YLBHI This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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[1] UN Political Decalartion on HIV & AIDS 2021: https://www.unaids.org/sites/default/files/media_asset/2021_political-declaration-on-hiv-and-aids_en.pdf

[2] UN IE on SOGI thematic report on conversion therapy https://www.ohchr.org/en/calls-for-input/reports/2020/report-conversion-therapy

List of Signatories:

List Organisasi Pendukung

1. Aksaka Cahaya Foundation

2. Aksi Keadilan Indonesia

3. Aliansi Jurnalis Independen (AJI) Jakarta

4. Aprikot Tulungagung

5. Arjuna Pasundan

6. Arus Pelangi

7. ASEAN SOGIE Caucus

8. Atap Satu Keadilan

9. Balad Pasundan

10. Beyond

11. Cangkang Queer

12. Dewan Pimpinan Suluh Perempuan

13. Dipo GHRC

14. Fabulous Student

15. FeminisThemis

16. FKPTB

17. Flobamora Jaya Peduli

18. For Peace Project

19. Forum komunikasi peduli HIV Aids Tangerang bersatu

20. Forum Pelangi Kasih NTT

21. Gaya mahardhika

22. GAYa NUSANTARA

23. Genesis

24. GWL INA

25. HRWG

26. IGAMA

27. Ikatan Perempuan Positif Indonesia (IPPI)

28. IMoF NTT

29. IMPARSIAL

30. Indonesia AIDS Coalition

31. Indonesia Butuh Feminis

32. INKLUSINESIA

33. Inti Muda Indonesia

34. IRIS COLLECTIVE

35. Iris Collective

36. IWASOR

37. IWAYO

38. Jaringan Anti Kekerasan NTT

39. Jaringan Equals Indonesia

40. Jaringan Rakyat Bhineka

41. Jaringan Transgender Indonesia

42. KARTINI ASIA NETWORK

43. KDS Arjuna Pasundan Community

44. KDS Pelangi Kehidupan Bogor

45. KDS SASANDO PLUS kupang

46. Kerukunan Waria Bissu Sulawesi Selatan

47. Kojigema Institute

48. Kolektif kuda laut

49. KOMPAK (Komunitas Peacemaker Kupang)

50. Komunitas Gayatri Surabaya

51. Komunitas Sehati Makassar

52. Komunitas Warna Gaung (WarGa) Pekanbaru

53. Konde.co

54. Konsorsium PERMAMPU

55. Larre Caruban pesisir

56. LBH Padang

57. Lembaga Bantuan Hukum (LBH) Jakarta

58. Lembaga Bantuan Hukum (LBH) Masyarakat

59. Lembayung Institute

60. LeTo

61. Ludruk Suromenggolo

62. Narasi Toleransi

63. Natha Abaya

64. Organisasi Perubahan Sosial Indonesia (OPSI)

65. Paraparabuku

66. PBHI Nasional

67. Peduli Napas

68. Pelangi Khatulistiwa Kalimantan Barat (Pekha Kalbar)

69. Pelangi Mahardhika

70. Pemuda Tapal Batas

71. Perempuan Mahardhika

72. Perkumpulan Lintas Feminis Jakarta

73. Perkumpulan Rumah Cemara

74. Perkumpulan Warna Disabilitas

75. Persatuan Priawan Indonesia

76. Persatuan Transpuan Sumatera Utara (PETRASU)

77. Persaudaraan Korban Napza Parahyangan

78. PERWAKA (Persatuan Waria Kediri Raya)

79. Perwakos

80. Perwaris Satu Hati Semarang

81. Pesona Support

82. PKBI

83. PLUSH (People like Us Satu Hati)

84. Puanisme Bogor

85. PurpleCode Collective

86. Puzzle Indonesia

87. Queerlangga

88. Ragam Institute

89. Rojali papua

90. RRR Collective

91. SAFEnet

92. Sahabat Sulteng

93. Samsara

94. Sanggar Seroja

95. Sanggar Swara

96. Sanubari Sulawesu Utara

97. Save All Women and Girls (SAWG)

98. SEJUK

99. Sekolah Gender Jember

100. Sempurna community

101. SGRC Indonesia

102. Sikola Mombine

103. SINDIKASI

104. SOPAN SUMBA

105. Srikandi Pakuan

106. Srikandi Panyawangan

107. Srikandi Patriot Bekasi

108. Srikandi Patroman Banjar

109. Suara PelagI

110. Suara Peranakan

111. SuaraKita

112. Talita Kum Solo

113. Tarena Aceh

114. Tenggara Youth Community

115. TransPer

116. Transvoice

117. Voice of Youth Surabaya

118. WAMARAPA

119. WARCAN

120. Waria Crisis Center Yogyakarta

121. WARNA (WARIA MANADO)

122. Warna Sehati

123. Women and Youth Development Institute (WYDII)

124. Women’s March

125. Womnx'S voice

126. YAPKEMA

127. Yayasan Akbar Sumatera Barat

128. Yayasan Edelweis BERSEMI (bersama sehat mandiri)

129. Yayasan Gaya Dewata Denpasar

130. Yayasan IGAMA Malang

131. Yayasan Intermedika Prana

132. Yayasan Kasih Pelangi Dewata (KAPELATA)

133. Yayasan Kesehatan Perempuan

134. Yayasan Lekas

135. Yayasan Lembaga Bantuan Hukum Indonesia (YLBHI)

136. Yayasan Perlindungan Insani Indonesia

137. Yayasan Pesona Bumi Pasundan

138. YIFoS Indonesia

139. YKBH Justitia NTT

140. YPBP