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acknowledgment in the preamble of the
1945 Constitution of the Republic of
Indonesia
with
the
Universal
Declaration of Human Rights 1948,
which takes on national law and
international
law
applicable
in
Indonesia, among others:
a. Article
28A
of
the
1945
Constitution (which guarantees the
right to life and the right to defend
life) is the same as Article 3 of the
Universal Declaration of Human
Rights.
b. Article 28D paragraph (1) of the
Republic of Indonesia's 1945
Constitution (which guarantees the
right to recognition, guarantees,
protection, and certainty of a just
law, as well as equal treatment
before the law), is identical to
Article 7 of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights.
c. Article 28G paragraph (1) of the
1945
Constitution
(which
guarantees the right to selfprotection,
family
protection,
honor, dignity, security, and
freedom from fear of doing or not
doing something) is identical to
articles 1–6 of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights.
d. Article 28G paragraph (2) of the
1945 Constitution (guarantees the
right to be free from torture, which is
consistent with Articles 5 and 6 of the
Universal Declaration of Human
Rights.)
e. Article 29I paragraph (1) of the
Republic of Indonesia's 1945
Constitution (which guarantees the
right to life, the right not to be
tortured, and the right not to be
prosecuted under retroactive laws)
is identical to Articles 1 through 7 of
the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights.
f. Article 29 paragraph (2) of the
Republic of Indonesia's 1945
Constitution (which guarantees the
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freedom to embrace religion and
worship according to one's religion
and beliefs) is identical to Article 18
of the Universal Declaration of
Human Rights.
g. Article 30 paragraph (1) of the
Republic of Indonesia's 1945
Constitution (Every citizen has the
right and obligation to participate in
the defense and security of the
country) is identical to Article 21
paragraph 1 of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights, which
states that everyone has the right to
participate in the government of this
country.
h. Article 31 paragraph (1) of the
Republic of Indonesia's 1945
Constitution (the right of citizens to
education) is identical to Article 26
paragraph 1 of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights
regarding the right to education.
i. Article 32 paragraph (1) of the 1945
Constitution of the Republic of
Indonesia
(the
government
promotes
Indonesian
national
culture) contains the rights of
citizens as stated in Article 27
paragraph 1 of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights, which
are:
Everyone has the right freely to
participate in the cultural life of the
community,to enjoy the arts and to
share in scientific advancement and
its benefits.
j. Social welfare, as defined in Article
33 of the Republic of Indonesia's
1945 Constitution, particularly
paragraph (3), guarantees citizens
the right to the greatest possible
social prosperity or welfare. This is
the same as the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights,
among others:
1) Article 22 addresses the right
to social security.