lence, and widespread environmental degradation
in Papua.
At the same time, the human rights agenda must
also compete with economic politics, especially
infrastructure development (or investment), which
is manifested through the National Strategic Project (PSN) and the new Capital (IKN). Protection of
human rights and its supporting environment is
only embraced if it does not conflict with economic calculations and economic development priorities which have become the Government’s mantra.
The accelerated realization of development priorities has placed corporations as dominant actors in
the configuration and reconfiguration of development policies, laws, and programs which have the
potential to give rise to impunity for corporations.
This situation has implications for human rights
and environmental issues that have not been paid
attention to by the Government. A series of legislative products actually negate the protection of
human rights and the environment. The implementation of the Omnibus Law has become a mode to
legalize the ease of investment permits, but has neglected to strengthen sustainability resilience and
protect human rights. Extractive politics through
the natural resource downstream program which
is part of the development agenda shows that the
Government does not have extractive capabilities.
The impact of down-streaming gives rise to agrarian conflicts, massive environmental damage and
human rights violations. At another point, Komnas
HAM RI must also reach out to cases that have a
transnational dimension as a result of globalization
and mobilization, such as cases of refugees and
human trafficking.
This contestation between agendas results in the
policy contradictions which have implications for
Komnas HAM RI’s efforts to interpret its mandate
to promote and protect human rights. This implication cannot be separated from the characteristics of human rights activism which leads to human
rights claims and demands for redress as a result of
human rights violations that have occurred. Human
rights claim that lead to restoration intersect with
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the mandate of the Commission. At the same time,
the Commission has limited authority and resources in covering cases of human rights violations. In
this context, the Commission tries to determine
strategic issues as a manifestation of reading the
global human rights situation and the national
human rights situation. Based on these strategic
issues, the Commission tries to put new human
rights challenges throughout 2023 into perspective
as a basis for formulating strategies and designing
institutional activities. This perspective is directed
at strengthening the realization of the strategic issues of Komnas HAM RI.
Based on these strategic issues and perspectives,
the activities of Komnas HAM RI throughout 2023
are well summarized. These series of activities are
efforts to realize the mandate of the Commission
and understand the new human rights challenges. The Commission’s efforts are supported by
management and institutional governance which
continues to improve institutions, change work
culture, and create a safe and conducive work
environment. Management support and good institutional governance will support Komnas HAM
RI which is adaptive, transparent, and accountable
in interpreting its mandate and facing new human
rights challenges. The 2023 Komnas HAM RI Annual Report includes two substantive pillars, including
(1) a series of activities developed by the Commission and their Representative Offices in Provinces;
and (2) management support and institutional governance.
By referring to these two substantive pillars, the
2023 Komnas HAM RI Annual Report consists of
seven sections with the following content coverage:
• The first part presents a description of the perspective of Komnas HAM RI in interpreting new
human rights challenges throughout 2023.
• The second part presents a description of the
main report which contains activities aimed at
realizing the strategic issues of Komnas HAM RI
which are contextualized as an effort to interpret new human rights challenges throughout
The Annual Report Of The National Human Rights Commission Of The Republic Of Indonesia (Komnas Ham RI) 2023