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        "id": 1738411,
        "msgid": "komnas-ham-relocation-of-disaster-victims-requires-a-participatory-approach-1778730815",
        "date": "2026-05-14 07:20:15",
        "title": "Komnas HAM: Relocation of Disaster Victims Requires a Participatory Approach",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "Indonesia's National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) has urged the government to adopt a participatory approach in relocating communities affected by the Aceh ecological disaster, emphasising the need for consultation to ensure cooperation and respect for human rights. The commission highlighted that relocation must consider economic, social, cultural, and security impacts on families, alongside legal certainty of land and opportunities for informal sector workers to maintain their livelihoods. This recommendation aims to prevent forced relocations that could undermine community trust and welfare in post-disaster reconstruction efforts.",
        "content": "<p>Banda Aceh (ANTARA) - Indonesia\u2019s National Human Rights Commission\n(Komnas HAM) recommends that the government adopt a participatory\napproach in handling the post-disaster situation in Aceh, particularly\nregarding the relocation of communities. \u201cA participatory consultation\nprocess between the communities to be relocated and the government is an\nimportant prerequisite,\u201d said Komnas HAM Commissioner Atnike Nova Sigiro\nin Banda Aceh on Wednesday. The statement was made to the media after\nattending a discussion on accelerating rehabilitation and reconstruction\nin Aceh post-ecological disaster from a human rights perspective in\nBanda Aceh. From a human rights perspective, she said, the relocation of\nresidences has a significant impact on a person\u2019s or family\u2019s future,\neven in the context of threats of danger or vulnerability to disasters.\nIn the relocation process, according to her, in addition to suitable\nlocations, the government must also consider the economy of the\nrelocated communities, their social and cultural aspects, as well as\nsecurity, so that their right to welfare is not deprived. Furthermore,\nshe continued, the government also needs to ensure that the relocation\nland has legal certainty. It should not turn out that land disputes\narise in the future. Another important step, she added, is to consider\nemployment opportunities for those who farm, trade, or work in the\ninformal sector. Whether they can still carry out their activities as\nusual in the new location. Atnike acknowledged that the process is\nindeed not easy and requires patience from the government to find clean\nand clear areas, while still providing welfare for the relocated\nresidents. \u201cThis process cannot be done forcibly. If done forcibly, the\ncommunity will tend not to cooperate, this is important,\u201d said Komnas\nHAM Commissioner Atnike Nova Sigiro.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/komnas-ham-relocation-of-disaster-victims-requires-a-participatory-approach-1778730815",
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