The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has recommended\nthat the planned revision of Law Number 31 of 1999 in conjunction with\nLaw Number 20 of 2001 concerning the Eradication of Criminal Acts of\nCorruption stipulate corruption as a form of human rights violation.<\/p>\n
Commissioner for Assessment and Research at Komnas HAM, Uli Parulian\nSihombing, stated that several complaints received by the institution\nshow that corruption creates collective victims who require recovery\nefforts.<\/p>\n
\u201cInternational human rights law has also recognised corruption as a\nform of human rights violation,\u201d Uli said during the launch of the study\n\u201cCorruption and Recovery of Human Rights Violations: Encouraging a Human\nRights-Based Approach in Corruption Eradication\u201d on Tuesday, 21 July\n2026.<\/p>\n
He continued that the provisions in the Corruption Law have so far\nbeen limited by stating that corruption only impacts the state\u2019s\neconomy. Moreover, Article 2 of the Corruption Law only mentions that\nthe state is the sole victim of corruption.<\/p>\n
In reality, corruption also creates victims, ranging from the loss of\naccess to education, environmental damage, to delays in access to and\ninfrastructure of public services. Therefore, recovery efforts for the\naffected victims are necessary.<\/p>\n
The problem, Uli said, is that the provisions of the Corruption Law\nhave not yet touched on the aspect of corruption victims, causing\ncollective victims to lack legal standing to demand accountability.<\/p>\n
\u201cTherefore, harmonisation of the Corruption Law, Human Rights Law,\nand the instruments of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption\n(UNCAC) is necessary,\u201d said the former Director of the Jakarta Legal Aid\nInstitute.<\/p>\n
Uli added that, referring to the results of Komnas HAM\u2019s study, the\nprovisions of Article 1 paragraph (6) of the Human Rights Law actually\ncontain the elements to classify corruption as a form of human rights\nviolation.<\/p>\n
Since May 2026, Commission III of the House of Representatives (DPR)\nhas opened limited discourse on revising the Corruption Law. However,\nthe commission overseeing legal affairs has not yet explained which\nprovisions will be amended.<\/p>\n
Tempo has contacted Commission III members Nasir Djamil and\nHasbiallah Ilyas regarding the Komnas HAM recommendation. However, up to\nthe time this report was published, attempts to reach them via the\nWhatsApp messaging application had not received a response.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/komnas-ham-recommends-corruption-be-classified-as-a-human-rights-violation-1784642266", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }