REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - The General Elections Commission (KPU) was considering to include human rights issues in the presidential and vice presidential candidates debate in the run up to the July 9 election, KPU Commissioner Hadar Nafis Gumay said.

"We have just received the National Commission of Human Rights (Komnas HAM) officials who requested the KPU to include human rights issues in the debate of the presidential and vice presidential candidates," Gumay stated on Thursday evening.

Meanwhile, Komnas HAM Chairman Hafid Abbas emphasized that by including human rights issues in the debate, the elected president and vice president are expected to uphold human rights and justice in Indonesia. 

"The state must defend the rights of every individual because without the justice of human rights, the future of this nation will increasingly dim," Abbas pointed out.

Scheduled to commence on June 9 and be aired by SCTV, Indosiar, and Berita Satu TV; the debate between Prabowo-Hatta and Jokowi-JK pairs will be based on Promotion of Democracy, Clean Governance, and Legal Certainty.

On June 15, Prabowo Subianto and Joko Widodo will debate over Economic Development and Social Welfare that will be aired by Metro TV and Bloomberg TV. Thereafter, on June 22, Prabowo Subianto and Joko Widodo will again debate over Internal Politics and National Resilience, which will be broadcasted live by TV One and ANTV.

Later, on June 29, Hatta Rajasa and Jusuf Kalla will debate over Human Resources Development and Science and Technology and will be aired by RCTI, MNCTV, and Global TV. Finally on July 5, Prabowo-Hatta and Jokowi-JK pairs will again debate over Food, Energy, and Environment that will be aired by TVRI dan Kompas TV. 

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