Rights.
(2) The Plenary Council consists of all members of the National Commission on Human Rights.
(3) The Plenary Council determines the Rules and Regulations, Work Program and Work
Mechanism of the National Commission on Human Rights.
Article 80
(1) The activities of the National Commission on Human Rights are implemented by Subcommissions.
(2) Provisions governing these Sub-commissions are set forth in the Rules and Regulations of
the National Commission on Human Rights.
Article 81
(1) The Secretariat General provides administrative services for the implementation of the
operations of the National Commission on Human Rights.
(2) The Secretariat General is headed by a Secretary General who is assisted by work units in
the form of bureaus;
(3) The position of Secretary General is held by a Civil Servant who is not a Member of the
National Commission on Human Rights.
(4) The Secretary General is appointed by the Plenary Council and this appointment shall be
ratified in a Presidential Decree.
(5) The position, duties, responsibilities and organizational structure of the Secretariat General
shall be set forth in a Presidential Decree.
Article 82
Provisions concerning the Plenary Council and Sub-commissions are set forth in greater detail in
the Rules and Regulations of the National Commission on Human Rights.
Article 83
(1) The National Commission on Human Rights comprises 35 (thirty five) members selected by
the House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia based on the recommendation of the
National Commission on Human Rights, and validated by the President as Head of State.
(2) The National Commission on Human Rights is headed by a Chair and two Vice-Chairs.
(3) The Chair and the Vice-Chairs are elected by and from among the Members.
(4) The Chair, Vice-Chairs, and Members serve for a period of five years, and may be reappointed for a further five-year period.
Article 84
Those eligible for appointment as members of the National Commission on Human Rights are
Indonesian citizens who:
a. have experience in the promotion and protection of individuals or groups whose human
rights have been violated;
b. are experienced as lawyers, judges, police, attorneys, or other members of the legal
profession;
c. are experienced in legislative and executive affairs and in the affairs of high level state
institutions; or
d. are religious figures, public figures, members of NGOs, or from higher education
establishments.
Article 85
(1) Discharge of a Member of the National Commission on Human Rights is based on the
resolution of the Plenary Council and shall be made known to the House of Representatives and
ratified by a Presidential Decree.
(2) A Member may be discharged:
a. in the event of his/her death;
b. upon the request of the Member him/herself;
c. in the event that prolonged psychological or spiritual ill-health prevents the member from
carrying out his duties consecutively for a period of one year;
d. in the event that he perpetrates a gross criminal act; or
e. in the event that he/she perpetrates a reprehensible act or other act which the Plenary
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