RESEARCH
1.2. Research Method
In order to identify Komnas HAM RI’s works that intersect with the SDGs, this study uses
Tata Kelola Penanggulangan COVID-19 dalam Perspektif HAM (hereafter referred to as Tata
Kelola) document as the main object. The report provides a portrait of Komnas HAM RI’s
attitude and views regarding the mitigation of the COVID-19 pandemic by the government.
Assuming that Komnas HAM RI’s role is sufficiently presented in this report so that it is
adequate as a source of the initial information for the study. However, this study realizes
that what Komnas HAM RI did amid the COVID-19 pandemic could be much more complex
than what has been stated in the document.
This study was initiated by identifying issues that were highlighted by Komnas HAM
RI as contained in the Tata Kelola document. These issues are categorized in the SDGs
framework; each issue is grouped into one category of SDGs objectives. Although an issue
may be related to more than one SDGs objective, this study decided to group the issue into
the most relevant category.
In addition to Tata Kelola as the primary data, this study also uses Komnas HAM RI 2020
complaint report,18 Focus Group Discussion (FGD) subjects,19 reports by international
institutions, Indonesian government’s official documents related to the mitigation of
COVID-19 and SDGs, including mass media coverage.
2. FINDINGS AND ANALYSIS
In the Tata Kelola document, Komnas HAM RI submitted 18 points of recommendation to
the government in the context of COVID-19 response and recovery (see Table 1). However,
while focusing on human rights issues, what was written in the document has not been
discussed in the context of the SDG framework. Therefore, this section explores how the 18
points relate to the SDG framework, and its inherent human rights commitments.
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Komnas HAM RI received complaints from the public, both individuals and institutions, regarding the
human rights violations that had occurred. The complaints collected by Komnas HAM RI are categorized
into three major issues, namely employment, agriculture, and health. The complaint data is treated as
additional data in this study. For details, see: Laporan Data Pengaduan, Komnas HAM RI, https://www.
komnasham.go.id/index.php/data-pengaduan/.
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FGDs were held twice. The first FGD was on January 26, 2021 involved commissioners and internal
workers of the Komnas HAM RI (hereafter referred to as: Internal FGD of Komnas HAM RI). The
second FGD was on January 29, 2021 involved representatives of civil organizations and government
institutions which are related to COVID-19 (Hereafter referred to as: External FGD of Komnas HAM
RI). This FGD was held to gather the opinions and experiences of different institutions in viewing the
impact of COVID-19 on human rights and SDGs. The results of the FGD are treated as additional data in
writing this report, especially when describing concrete examples in the "Findings and Analysis" chapter.
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