Komnas HAM RI stated
that the Papuan people
are facing further impacts
that have escaped public
discourse, namely losing
access to economic, social
and cultural rights due to
this armed conflict. Armed
conflict, in addition to the
fact that it threatens the
right to life and the right
to security, also eliminates
access to economic, social and cultural rights.
Apart from that, security
problems in Papua have an
impact on children’s education services, including
internal refugees, hunger
and starvation, the closure
of schools and health facilities, and the paralysis of
The complexity of the Papua issue has
increased following the ratification of
the Job Creation Law and the implementation of PSN (National Strategic
Projects) which are spread across several sectors, from sea ports, airports,
industrial areas, energy, to plantations.
This policy triggers encroachment on
Papuan forests for extractive purposes which threatens the existence of
customary areas and living spaces for
indigenous peoples as well as the biodiversity.
Based on the conflict and corporate
activities in Papua, Komnas HAM has
prepared an SNP regarding Business
and Human Rights. This SNP tries
to articulate a conflict-sensitive approach and develop human rights due
diligence with higher standards for every corporation operating in Papua.
D. Public Complaints related to the
Right to Welfare
In 2023, Komnas HAM RI was in a critical period to place the human rights
agenda in the policy universe of Pres-
government activities as a
provider of essential basic
services. Apart from that,
there are problems regarding fulfilling the rights of
women, children and the
elderly in refugee areas as
well as damaged public facility infrastructure.
ident Joko Widodo’s Government.
The Government policies in 2023 and
in the previous years focus on facilitating investment to encourage development projects, such as the Indonesian Capital City (IKN) and National
Strategic Projects (PSN). The results
of monitoring by Komnas HAM over
the last three years stated that there
were 1,675 cases of human rights violations. A total of 535 cases were
new conflicts. Cases are dominated
by conflicts over land, infrastructure,
plantations, forestry, mining, coastal
areas, and state-owned buildings, and
official residences. According to the
monitoring results, PSN has become
a new source of agrarian conflict because it is accompanied by the implementation of a security approach.
Therefore, Komnas HAM continues to
remind that the development of IKN
and PSN must be based on a human
rights-based approach and respect
the inherent rights to development
of every affected community. Komnas HAM RI pays special attention
to the impact on human rights due
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