The Indonesian Human Rights System: Philosophy, Supporting Instruments and a Case Study of the Sidoarjo Mudflow Disaster.
Indonesia's reform era gave birth to a full spectrum of civil society movements. Gradually, such movements were absorbed and nurtured by the Government of Indonesia, giving rise to official policy, as well as legal and administrative instruments for implementation. The human rights movement in Indonesia is one such cause taken up by the government. Despite various positive initiatives, many international observers are still wary of Indonesia's inconsistent track record in the area of human rights protection.
The aim of this academic paper is to describe the infrastructure of the human rights system in Indonesia, including a closer look at the effectiveness of channels for human rights complaints such as KOMNAS HAM (The Human Rights National Committee) and the Police, as well as to further explore how that system has been tested by paying special attention to the Sidoarjo mudflow disaster and subsequent legal action pursued by the victims.
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