Komnas HAM Supports Government Data Collection Of Victims Of Past Heavy Human Rights Violations

President Jokowi received a report regarding past gross human rights violations from the Chairman of the Steering Committee of the PPHAM Team Mahfud MD at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, Wednesday, January 11. (ANTARA-Akbar N G)

JAKARTA - Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) AtINKe Nova Sigiro said that his party is ready to support the government in verifying victims of gross human rights violations (HAM).

"One of our commitments to support the follow-up of recovery efforts for victims is that we are ready to support the government for efforts to verify victims so that they get official status and get their rights," said Atnike after attending a limited meeting with President Joko Widodo at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta, Monday, January 16, as reported by Antara.

He said that in Komnas HAM itself until now there are more than 6,000 files of victims of gross human rights violations that have been verified, consisting of the 1965 case, forced disappearances to the Tanjung Priok case and others.

Komnas HAM, he continued, already has the results of the investigation, and internal procedures to provide a certificate for victims of gross human rights violations.

"This certificate is a form of state recognition, official recognition of individuals who have experienced gross human rights violations, especially cases that have been investigated by Komnas HAM," he explained.

Regarding the recovery mechanism, he said, it would be carried out through a team formed by the President.

"If there is no recovery mechanism yet. The President will form it, it will be a recovery mechanism for the first gross human rights violations, which the President has officially formed," he said.