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In the framework of the Health Care in Danger project, it alsoparticipated in discussions at a regional experts’ workshop (seeIran, Islamic Republic of) and a dedicated meeting of Movementpartners in Geneva, Switzerland.The National Society incorporated the issue of safe delivery ofhealth care in its recommendations to the Health Ministry onnational guidelines for health crisis management in conflict situations.The national IHL committee and academics, with ICRCencouragement, considered ways to adapt national regulations toprovide better protection for health personnel. The Indonesianarmed forces provided operational perspectives on the subject atvarious round-tables.PEOPLE DEPRIVED OF THEIR FREEDOMDetainees in Indonesia receive no ICRC visitsPeople deprived of their freedom in Indonesia had received noICRC visits since March 2009, as all of the ICRC’s activities fordetainees (e.g. local training seminars and technical/structuralsupport in the fields of health, water and habitat) had been on holdpending a new agreement to formalize the ICRC’s presence in thecountry (see Authorities, armed forces and other bearers of weapons,and civil society).Nonetheless, with ICRC support, two representatives from theIndonesian corrections service attended a regional seminar onrehabilitating water systems in prisons (see Bangkok).In Timor-Leste, 52 former detainees/internees or their familiesreceived attestations from the ICRC, which facilitated their registrationas war veterans and determination of their eligibility forpensions and compensation. While one partial visit took place in2013, regular visits to inmates in Timorese detention facilities werepostponed to 2014.AUTHORITIES, ARMED FORCES AND OTHER BEARERSOF WEAPONS, AND CIVIL SOCIETYInfluential Indonesian actors learn more about IHL andthe ICRCDiscussions between the Indonesian Foreign Affairs Ministry andthe ICRC on an agreement formalizing the ICRC’s presence andscope of activities made no headway, preventing the implementationof detention-related activities. It therefore remained essentialto ensure understanding of humanitarian principles, IHL andother international norms, and the ICRC’s mandate and activitiesamong the authorities, armed forces, National Society andother stakeholders.Cooperation to this end with the Foreign Affairs Ministry resultedin over 80 diplomats and 60 private-sector stakeholders enhancingtheir knowledge of IHL at jointly organized briefings.Moreover, during ICRC-backed courses/presentations, some1,000 military/security personnel, 1,600 peacekeepers and200 officers, including 20 commanders assigned to sensitive areas,learnt more about humanitarian norms governing their duties andabout other IHL-related topics, such as sexual violence in armedconflict and other situations of violence. Senior military officerstook IHL courses in San Remo, as well as at a decentralized versionheld in Indonesia. For the first time, 20 officers of the police counterterrorismunit attended an ICRC seminar on law enforcement. Some20 police officials from 12 countries, including two from Indonesia,discussed public order management at an ICRC workshop.Timorese military training on IHL, provided by the AustralianDefence Force, included ICRC input.Indonesian military to draft new detention guidelines withICRC assistanceSome 15 senior officers and 40 legal experts and instructors fromthe Indonesian military enhanced their capacities to instructground units on IHL compliance following ICRC training inincorporating humanitarian norms in operational decisionmaking.The training was organized through the Indonesianarmed forces’ IHL working group and Legal Development Agency.The Agency established a working group, which included theICRC, to draft new guidelines for military detention. This followedfrom an Agency-requested ICRC workshop where some60 military judges, legal officers and commanders responsible fordetention facilities discussed internationally recognized standards,including those applicable to military forces with law enforcementresponsibilities.The Indonesian police, with ICRC input, developed a trainingcurriculum for peacekeepers.Authorities work on laws/policies for implementing IHLThe Indonesian authorities requested and received NationalSociety/ICRC advice on weapon-related treaties, but the countryabstained from voting on the Arms Trade Treaty. The authoritiesannounced that the country would not ratify the Rome Statute inthe near future.Nevertheless, Indonesian authorities, through their national IHLcommittee, pursued domestic IHL implementation, with parliamentreceiving National Society/ICRC input on a draft emblemlaw and on adherence to the International Voluntary Principleson Security and Human Rights. The authorities also revieweddomestic laws covering cultural property and protection of medicalservices (see Civilians), and drafted new rules of engagementfor domestic military/police operations.Indonesian authorities and academics also received further inputat seminars organized with the Ministry of Law and Human Rights,a regional teaching session (see Philippines) and a regional meetingof national IHL committees (see Beijing). Timor-Leste authoritiesattended the last two events.Academics promote humanitarian principlesIndonesian Islamic organizations and academic institutionspromoted the compatibility of IHL and Islam at briefings/events, including a conference organized by the UniversitasMuhammadiyah Yogyakarta, the NGO Dompet Dhuafa and theICRC, at which some 40 scholars from five countries contributedtheir views for publication in a forthcoming book. Students from14 Islamic schools participated in an IHL-related poster-makingcontest organized by Dompet Dhuafa/ICRC.Students in Indonesian Islamic schools stood to learn humanitarianprinciples through the Exploring Humanitarian Law programme,after 20 trained teachers and a working group completedits pilot and recommended its implementation, having foundno incompatibility with their curriculum. The National Society,supported by ICRC-trained volunteers/facilitators, worked onadapting the programme for selected Youth Red Cross units inpublic schools.330 | ICRC ANNUAL REPORT 2013