Jakarta, Oct. 23 -- Indonesia's Human Rights Ministry has set eight national priority issues at a 2026 conference on human rights development planning to serve as the basis for rights-based development policies.

The priorities are rights to adequate living standards, a clean and healthy environment, education, equal access to basic services, development, protection from climate and disaster risks, food, and freedom of opinion and expression.

Opened on October 21, the conference brought together representatives of ministries, agencies, regional governments and civil society groups. The priorities were set at a plenary session attended by 62 participants.

In a statement in Jakarta on Friday, Deputy Human Rights Minister Mugiyanto said co...