RESEARCH ” Meanwhile, Amnesty International stated that: Human rights should be at the center of COVID-19 prevention, preparedness, containment, and treatment measures, in order to protect public health and support people at the highest risk of being infected. Amnesty International Indonesia has concerns regarding the response of the Indonesian Government to the pandemic, specifically regarding the rights of health and other workers, the right to information, and the right to freedom of expression and opinion.13 Based on that situation, the presence of Komnas HAM RI becomes relevant considering the institution has a closely related function with the mitigation of COVID-19, human rights, and SDGs. Komnas HAM RI has an important role to ensure that the state, in carrying out its duties, is being guided by human rights values, norms, and principles. Based on Article 76 paragraph (1) jo. Article 89 paragraph (1) of Law Number 39 of 1999 on Human Rights (“Human Rights Law”), Komnas HAM RI has the authority to provide recommendations to the government to be used as considerations and a foundation in making policies and decisions so that Tata Kelola Penanggulangan COVID-19 is carried out in accordance with human rights standards, norms, and principles, as well as discussing various problems that are related to the protection, enforcement, and advancement of human rights.14 Meanwhile, Article 75 of the Human Rights Law states that the existence of Komnas HAM RI aims to: ” (a) create conducive conditions for human rights enforcement based on Pancasila, the 1945 Constitution, the United Nations Charter, and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; and, (b) improve human rights enforcement and protection in the interests of the personal development of Indonesian people as a whole and their ability to participate in various aspects of life”.15 ” Furthermore, in the framework of implementing and achieving the SDGs, National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) in each country, such as Komnas HAM RI, are encouraged to play a role as a stepping-stone for stakeholders. In practice, NHRIs are intended to : First, develop tools, guidance, and knowledge that promote the using of an HRBA (Human Rights-Based Approach) in the implementation and evaluation of the 2030 Agenda for SDGs; Second, assist in defining national indicators and system of national data collection, based on existing report and monitoring mechanism of national and international human rights issues; Third, monitor progress at the local, national, regional and international levels and disclose inequality and discrimination, through an innovative and participatory approach of data collecting; 13 14 15 “COVID-19 and Its Human Rights Impact in Indonesia”, Amnesty International, dipublikasi pada April 2020 (tanpa tanggal), https://www.amnesty.id/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Amnesty-InternationalIndonesia-COVID-19-Brief-ENG..pdf., 13. Ibid., “Tata Kelola Penanggulangan COVID-19 dalam Perspektif HAM”, (n.6), 2. Law Number 39 of 1999 on Human Rights established on 23 September 1999, promulgated on 23 September 1999) (Hereafter referred to as referred to as: Law Number 39/1999 on Human Rights), Article 75. 3