Placing the centrality of
rights holders, especially
victims’ rights to recovery,
is a challenge for Komnas
HAM RI. In 2023, Komnas
HAM developed a series of
activities aimed at providing human rights literacy
for the state actors and the
non-state actors. Komnas
HAM RI’s efforts to increase
literacy for the non-state
actors were developed
through the preparation of
regulations in the form of
guidelines and increasing
I. The Challenges in Fulfillment, Respect, and Protection of Disability
Rights.
Barriers to inclusiveness for people
with disabilities to access employment rights and decent work according to the Commission are related to
the employment regime. The current
employment regime still considers
disabled groups as not having the ability to work. This assumption causes
the majority of people with disabilities
In this regard, Komnas HAM
throughout 2023 carried
out various activities that focus on efforts to eliminate
challenges in efforts to fulfil, respect and protect the
rights of people with disabilities. One of the issues
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capacity in interpreting corporate accountability for
human rights. The human
rights literacy developed
throughout 2023 aims to
enable these two actors
to develop a human rights
governance ecosystem.
to work in the informal sector. Apart
from these problems, the Commission revealed that disabled groups
who work in the informal sector do
not receive social protection through
BPJS Employment. In compiling the
SNP on Business and Human Rights,
Komnas HAM RI encouraged corporations to provide affirmations to remove barriers to access for people
with disabilities to the right to work
and decent work.
that is of serious concern to
the Commission is the issue
of torture, cruel, inhumane
or degrading treatment or
punishment, especially in
the rehabilitation institutions. Apart from that, discrimination,
marginaliza-
tion, and negative stigma
experienced by disability
groups, including the right
to work, are the focus of
Komnas HAM RI. This effort
aims to create an inclusive
employment ecosystem for
people with disabilities.
The Annual Report Of The National Human Rights Commission Of The Republic Of Indonesia (Komnas Ham RI) 2023