As a member of the newly- established United Nations Human Rights Council, Indonesia will support a periodic human rights review of every UN member nation, Foreign Minister Hassan Wirayuda has said.

The council will meet for the first time in Geneva next Monday.

Hassan said the review was not aimed at accusing certain countries of human rights violations but at helping them solve problems and implement human rights.

"The review should be carried out based on universality, fairness, objectivity. It should not select only certain topics or be aimed at certain countries. With these points, we can avoid politicizing efforts to implement human rights principles," he was quoted Thursday by The Jakarta Post newspaper as saying.

Hassan said by focusing on fixing human rights conditions rather than intending to punish countries with poor records, the council could improve international human rights and avoid being labeled a divisive force.

The Human Rights Council was established by the General Assembly in its March 15 resolution this year, a legal basis binding all member states of the UN.

The UN General Assembly elected its 47 members on May 9. Indonesia garnered 165 votes, the second most behind India. The new body will hold its first meeting in Geneva on June 19 to determine the best way to handle the world's human rights issues.

Source: Xinhua