to the implementation of a security
approach as one of the dimensions
regulated in the SNP on Business and
Human Rights. This SNP accentuates
the right to regulate which should be
The acceleration of infrastructure
investment,
especially PSN and IKN areas which is strengthened
through the Job Creation
Law and its derivative regulations negates the feasibility of environmental due
diligence, human rights and
participation of affected
communities. PSN cases in
Air Bangis, Rempang, and
the Jakarta-Bandung highspeed train project which
threaten human rights have
received full attention from
Komnas HAM.
Komnas HAM facilitates
public complaints, especially the right to welfare
because it intersects with
corporate activities that
invest in the IKN and PSN
areas. These two development areas are provided
with a number of facilities,
but this is not accompanied
E. Development and Investment that
Threaten Human Rights and the
Environment
President Joko Widodo’s Government
encourages investment as an indicator of economic growth. The Government believes that down-streaming
will create and open up significant job
opportunities and thus reduce poverty. The Government plans to expand
the implementation of the downstream program to other commodities, such as tin, copper, bauxite, coal,
seaweed and palm oil. The space for
exploitation of natural resources has
been opened widely through the im-
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used as an effort to maintain a balance
between investor interests and protecting human rights and the environment.
by accountability for respecting human rights and
the environment. Komnas
HAM, through its activities
in 2023, emphasizes its
view that every investment
must maintain a balance
between infrastructure development and protecting
human rights that are potentially affected (i.e. responsible investment).
plementation of the omnibus law
which aims to deregulate regulations
regarding human rights and the environment. It is assumed that this deregulation will facilitate the down-streaming of nickel as part of the energy
transition policy. However, the politics of the energy transition have an
impact on deforestation, decline in
biodiversity, water and air pollution,
and the shifts in people’s living spaces.
Even in nickel epicenter areas, such as
Sulawesi and Maluku, the percentage
of poor people has actually increased
when the poverty rate in other areas
has fallen.
The Annual Report Of The National Human Rights Commission Of The Republic Of Indonesia (Komnas Ham RI) 2023