The notion of cultural relativism has always been fundamental challenge to upholding human rights values, especially with regard to gender mainstreaming and equality of either sexes. In this sense, there is a view that cross-cultural moral values are not acceptable given their own cultural traits that produce their own mode of thinking and ideology. It is thus understandable that article 5 (a) of women convention, which is the only provision in international law that seeks to modify culture that prejudice women, will deal with constant hurdles in countries which firmly embrace cultural values like in Indonesia. Even though a signal of commitment has been shown by a ratification without making any reservation to the obligations stipulated therein. However, this commitment remain highly questionable as discriminatory laws remain in force across the country from national to the local level and new discriminatory regulations continue to be issued. The Committee of Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) has reminded Indonesia at some occasion that the cultural and religious values cannot undermine the universality of women’s right. Nevertheless, up until now the authorities has always failed to make a clear time frame to make a revision of laws that institutionalize negative stereotype against women. Taking this perspective into account this paper will explore the reason and indicator of Indonesia’s failure to implement article 5(a) of the women convention to modify cultural values and stereotype against women in its legal system and instruments, in doing so this paper will also try to dig deeper about the barriers for Indonesia to implement its state obligations under this article.

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在印度尼西亚消除基于文化的对妇女的歧视：

文化相对主义的概念一直是维护人权价值观的根本挑战，尤其是在性别主流化和两性平等方面。从这个意义上说，有一种观点认为，跨文化的道德价值观因其自身的文化特征而产生了自己的思维方式和意识形态，是不可接受的。因此，可以理解，《妇女公约》第 5 条 (a) 款是国际法中唯一旨在改变对妇女有偏见的文化的条款，它将在像印度尼西亚这样坚定拥护文化价值观的国家中处理持续的障碍。即使批准已显示出承诺的信号，对其中规定的义务没有任何保留。然而，由于歧视性法律在全国范围内从国家到地方一级仍然有效，而且新的歧视性法规不断发布，因此这一承诺仍然很值得怀疑。消除对妇女歧视委员会（CEDAW）曾在某些场合提醒印度尼西亚，文化和宗教价值观不能破坏妇女权利的普遍性。然而，迄今为止，当局始终未能制定明确的时间框架来修订将针对妇女的负面陈规定型观念制度化的法律。考虑到这一观点，本文将探讨印度尼西亚未能执行《妇女公约》第 5(a)条以改变其法律制度和文书中对妇女的文化价值观和陈规定型观念的原因和指标，