On Wednesday, 17 October
2018, FIHRRST conducted a Focus Group Discussion (FGD) as part of its study to
assess and rank 100 public companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange and
included in the KOMPAS 100 index, on their responsibility to respect human
rights. The Focus Group Discussion was intended to obtain feedback from
government representatives and civil society organizations on the draft methodologies
and indicators to be used for the study.
Held at Cosmo Amaroossa
Hotel, Jakarta, the FGD was attended by numerous NGOs and government representatives
that included the Senior Advisor of HRWG, Mr Rafendi Djamin, Expert Staff in
Health Economics at the Ministry of Health, Mr. Mohamad Subuh, Mediator at The
Indonesia National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM), Mr. Ono Haryono,
and representatives from the Ministry of
Law and Human Rights, Ministry of Coordinating Economy, ELSAM, and Oxfam.