The Urgency of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (KKR)

A Problem Solving of Human Rights and Legal Stagnation in Indonesia

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.211112.073How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Reconciliation; Transitional Justice; Truth Commission; Indonesia

Abstract

Past human rights violations are still a big problem for Indonesia. Although Indonesia once had a Truth and Reconciliation Commission (KKR) as an instrument for resolving human rights cases, in its running the KKR Law was proven to be inconsistent with the 1945 constitution. This made the KKR Law unable to be implemented in Indonesia. The purpose of this study is to analyze the problems contained in the KKR Law and correct the large design of the KKR. The method used is literature through a normative approach. The results of the discussion show that it is important to reform the KKR as an effort to resolve human rights problems that occur in Indonesia. Meanwhile, the KKR in the future should be a complementary court (right to justice) that will not eliminate criminal charges against perpetrators of crimes against human rights. Therefore, removing amnesty in the new draft KKR Law is a must. In addition, to provide a sense of justice, the new KKR Law should prioritize a victim-centered approach in resolving cases of violations.

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© 2021 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Saivol Virdaus
AU  - Nasrulloh Ali Munif
AU  - Zainal Arifin
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/11/23
TI  - The Urgency of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (KKR)
BT  - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Law and Human Rights 2021 (ICLHR 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 560
EP  - 567
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.211112.073
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.211112.073
ID  - Virdaus2021
ER  -