Two delegates from Universitas Brawijaya (UB) students Shofa Umrotul Hasanah and Zakiyyatu Fadzilla presented a paper entitled “Freedom of Religion and the legal general regulations in Germany and Indonesia” in the Short Course Taking Perspectives 2024 at Leipzig University, Germany, Wednesday, (6/19/2024).
This activity is a continuation of the lecture and seminar sessions organized by Leipzig University so that lecturers and students study the comparison of the legal systems of the two countries. This session was attended by all delegates of lecturers and students from Leipzig University, Jakarta State University, and Universitas Brawijaya (UB).
In their presentations, Shofa and Zakiyyatu reviewed the right to freedom of religion in depth, the right to choose what religion to embrace and to worship without undue interference.
“This fundamental right is also guaranteed by article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, article 18 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and the Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief. Freedom of religion or belief has many dimensions and intersects with other human rights, such as the right to freedom of expression or the right to life,” explained Zakiyyatu.
Shofa also explained how freedom of religion creates harmony, which exists in the cities of Malang and Bekasi.
“Harmony in Malang City every year is proven by the presence of hundreds of Indonesian Muslims performing Eid al-Fitr prayers in the backyard of Kayutangan Catholic Church in Malang City. In addition, tolerance in Bekasi is proven by the courage of the Mayor of Bekasi at that time, Rahmat Effendi, in 2019 to defend the freedom of Catholics to worship at the Santa Clara Church in North Bekasi,” explained Shofa.
Shofa added that in the social, political, economic, cultural, and traditional fields, religion plays an important role in social life, such as the construction of hospitals and schools for Muhammadiyah, Nahdlatul Ulama, and so on. In addition, religious groups also have a great influence on the existence of political parties in Indonesia. Religion also affects the economy of the community, as reflected in the many sharia-based financial institutions in Indonesia, for example Bank Syariah Indonesia (BSI). BSI itself also participates in increasing economic development and education in Indonesia, considering that BSI in 2023 succeeded in becoming the 6th largest bank in Indonesia and has many scholarship programs for students in Indonesia,” explained Zakiyyatu.
The next day at 13.15 – 14.45 local time at Law Faculty Burgstraße 21 Room 4.19., Ardhan Dwi and Difa Wafani from the Faculty of Law, Universitas Brawijaya continued the series of presentations by discussing the Introduction Seminar “Pancasila”. They discussed in detail how to understand and mean each principle of Pancasila, as well as its implementation in the daily lives of Indonesian people. This presentation also describes the reality of Indonesian people in implementing Pancasila values in various aspects of their lives. (dzilla/wdd/UB PR/ Trans. Iir)
