By: Alfisyah Dianasari )*
The government continues to strive to uphold Human Rights (HAM) and never avoids these problems. The Government’s policy is in accordance with the 1945 Constitution as well as the implementation of Nawacita.
Efforts to enforce human rights are a government program that must be carried out. Presidential Chief of Staff Moeldoko firmly said that the government did not shy away from human rights issues. This affirmation answered the rejection and expulsion of him by the Thursday protest mass in Semarang, Central Java.
In a video that is less than 8 minutes long, Moeldoko said the government did not turn a blind eye to human rights issues. The government pays attention. Moeldoko said that this was aimed at solving these human rights issues.
Meanwhile, Deputy IV of the Presidential Staff Office, Juri Ardiantoro, once questioned the attitude of the Thursday mass demonstrations in Semarang, Central Java, which refused to speak to the Presidential Chief of Staff Moeldoko. The jury assessed that the masses in the event did not adhere to human rights principles if they still forbade someone to have an opinion and speak.
He revealed that in modern terminology, human rights can be classified into civil and political rights with regard to civil liberties such as the right to life, the right not to be tortured and freedom of opinion. Then economic, social and cultural rights related to access to public goods, such as the right to obtain a proper education, the right to health or the right to housing.
In this case, the state plays a role in guaranteeing and fulfilling all the rights contained in human rights. The jury claims that the government is currently working hard to provide the widest possible space for the public to express their opinions, criticisms and inputs.
He explained that the Semarang city government and law enforcement officers provided space for human rights activists to carry out the Kamisan Action by demonstrating in the middle of the 2021 Human Rights Festival which will take place on 17-19 November 2021 in Semarang. Even Moeldoko was also a keynote speaker at the Human Rights Festival, giving a positive reaction by visiting the protesters, who had been taking action since this morning.
The former TNI commander felt the need to listen directly to the input from the protesters. Moeldoko’s move is part of the government’s way of establishing dialogue with human rights activists.
With dialogue between the state and society, the wishes of activists will become important inputs for the government. Likewise, human rights activists also understand the obstacles and obstacles faced by the government. So that human rights issues will be resolved together. Moeldoko also conveyed to the protesters that it was not easy to solve the existing problems.
Komnas HAM commissioner, Beka Ulung Hapsari, who accompanied Moeldoko to meet with the masses, explained that the government supports Komnas HAM in resolving human rights cases.
Beka said that Mr. Moeldoko being at the Human Rights Festival was proof that the government supports Komnas HAM in resolving human rights cases. His party continues to encourage and invite various elements to collaborate together to find the best solution for the nation.
On a different occasion, Deputy Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) Amirudin hoped that General TNI Andika Perkasa, who was approved as Commander of the TNI by Commission I of the DPR RI, would support the investigation and investigation of cases of gross human rights violations. Amirudin emphasized that the new TNI Commander needs to show support for investigations and investigations into events that are suspected of violating gross human rights.
He also hopes that the Commission I of the DPR RI can conduct an in-depth investigation of General Andika to ask for his commitment in overcoming the armed conflict in Papua.
Commission I of the DPR-RI when conducting an in-depth study of the new candidate for the Commander of the Indonesian Armed Forces needs to ask for confirmation from the candidate for the Commander-in-Chief so that there is a commitment to resolve the armed conflict in Papua without causing problems of human rights violations.
This hope certainly cannot be separated from the current situation in Papua, which is heating up due to frequent open gun battles between security forces and armed groups.
Overcoming past and present human rights issues is of course not as easy as turning the palm of the hand. So it takes commitment from all sectors to overcome these problems.
The government has never ignored the human rights issues that exist in Indonesia, so all dialogue spaces such as the human rights festival should be used as a means of healthy discussion to find solutions to each other, not demanding each other and spreading hatred.
)* The author is a contributor to the press circle and a student of Cikini
