The Value Of The Human Rights Normative Framework After 1998 Has Progress, Komnas HAM: Evidenced By New Regulations

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JAKARTA - The National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) said that in general there was progress in the development of the normative human rights framework after the 1998 event. "This is evidenced by the many new regulations and institutions aimed at protecting the fulfillment of human rights," said Komnas HAM Chairman Atnike Sigiro in Bincang Pembangunan Seri III, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) which was followed online in Jakarta, Tuesday, July 18, confiscated by Antara. Atnike said that a number of laws and regulations had been made and revised, with more regard to efforts to protect and fulfill human rights.

One example, he continued, was the establishment of a Witness and Victim Protection Agency (LPSK) that protected witnesses and victims of cases of Domestic Violence (KDRT), terrorism, human trafficking, and others. In addition, he mentioned the existence of a Law (UU) on Domestic Violence, Sexual Violence Crimes (TPSK), Migrant Workers, etc. is also an example of the development of the normative framework of human rights after 1998. "Spiritnya if we look at the framework of the legal changes, such as the aiming better goals human rights and non-discrimination already exist," he said.

He also mentioned that a number of results from the international human rights convention had been ratified, especially at the fulfillment of basic human rights. According to him, legal reform should be perspective on human rights, and not only target the Criminal Law on human rights. "If you refer to what is regulated in the constitution, the state should put human rights as one of the legal basiss," he concluded.