The Covid-19 Pandemic and Human Rights-Based Approach to Local Governance in Desa Pakam, Batu Bara, North Sumatra

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.220204.066How to use a DOI?

Keywords

human rights; human rights-based approach to Development; desa

Abstract

The subsidiarity principle in conducting local governance system in desa (village) has been adopted by Law No. 6 of 2014 concerning Desa. The law recognizes that Desa has the scale of local authorities and decisions to fully realize the villagers interests. However, in the situation of covid-19 pandemic concerns, Indonesian national government has been striving to prevent and overcome the pandemic and also enacted the emergency policies including economic and legal policies. In addition, for local governments including village must create and re-arrange the prioritized programs to be done effectively. This article examines the capacity of local government of Desa Pakam, Batu Bara, North Sumatra in conducting human rights-based approach to development (HRBA) during the pandemic. This article uses the legal research method and adopts normative juridical approach. Collecting data is gained by the secondary data, namely regulations, textbooks and journals. Beside it, data also obtained by interview with focused group discussion in the field. By using a conceptual framework of HRBA, this article analyses on the strategical ways in the implementation of the prioritized programs related to strengthen the resilience of villagers especially for disadvantage and vulnerable groups who are fully affected by pandemic. Actually, HRBA could improve the resilience for villagers and make comprehensive social protection according to human rights standards and mechanisms.

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This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Majda El Muhtaj
AU  - Prayetno
AU  - Reh Bungana Beru Perangin-angin
AU  - M. Fahmi Siregar
AU  - Fazli Rachman
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/02/15
TI  - The Covid-19 Pandemic and Human Rights-Based Approach to Local Governance in Desa Pakam, Batu Bara, North Sumatra
BT  - Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Public Policy, Social Computing and Development (ICOPOSDEV 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 430
EP  - 436
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.220204.066
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.220204.066
ID  - ElMuhtaj2022
ER  -