The existence of corporations as non-state actors
raises new human rights
challenges that need to
be addressed by Komnas HAM. In this regard, a
number of Komnas HAM
activities are intended as
part of the Reflection on
the Enforcement and Promotion of Human Rights
during 2023. This activity culminates in an effort
to investigate the human
rights impacts caused by
corporations which in-
H. The Challenges of Human Rights
Literacy for the State Actors and the
Non-State Actors
Technological progress raises fundamental questions regarding the relevance of human rights to overcome
technological progress. When technological innovation interacts with
human rights, as an implication, new
rights emerge. This situation requires
a radical reinterpretation because existing human rights instruments are
no longer sufficient to provide protection due to technological advances.
Komnas HAM has an important role
in ensuring that every corporation that
develops technology is based on human interests and human rights and
that they have a strategy to mitigate
human rights impacts caused by the
use of new technology.
Since 2020, Komnas HAM RI has realized that there is a need for a special
mechanism to protect against attacks
and threats against Human Rights De-
fluence the enforcement
and promotion of human
rights in Indonesia, including the impact on indigenous communities and
human rights defenders.
fenders which are now starting to penetrate the digital realm. Furthermore,
in 2022 the Commission issued a recommendation to the government and
DPR RI to review the Draft Law (RUU)
on Amendments to the Law on Information and Electronic Transactions
(ITE Law). This recommendation was
issued after the Commission conducted a study of 108 complaints related
to the implementation of the ITE Law
during 2016-2021. Then, in 2023 Komnas HAM RI formed a Cyber Incident
Response Team or Computer Security Incident Response Team (KOMNAS
HAM-CSIRT). The formation of this
team is an effort to ward off potential
cyber-attacks on data and information
about human rights. Furthermore, the
Commission through the issuance
of the SNP on Business and Human
Rights accentuates the responsibility
of corporations in the sector of information and communications technology to increase their commitment
to carrying out human rights due diligence.
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