Komnas HAM has issued 8,599 SKKPHAM certificates for victims of gross human rights violations

Jakarta (ANTARA) - The National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) has issued 8,599 certificates of human rights violation victims (SKKPHAM) to victims or the families of victims of past gross human rights violations.

Deputy Chair for Internal Affairs and Commissioner for Complaints of Komnas HAM, Prabianto Mukti Wibowo, explained during a hearing with Commission XIII of the House of Representatives (DPR RI) in Jakarta on Thursday that the SKKPHAM serves as one of the requirements for applying for assistance for victims of gross human rights violations.

“The SKKPHAM forms one of the databases for the restoration of rights for victims of gross human rights violations and is a requirement for applying for assistance to the LPSK,” said Prabianto.

Of the total, 35 SKKPHAM were issued related to the 1984 Tanjung Priok incident, 17 SKKPHAM related to the May 1998 riots, and two SKKPHAM related to the Trisakti, Semanggi 1, and Semanggi 2 incidents.

Furthermore, 14 SKKPHAM were issued related to enforced disappearances in 1997-1998, 121 SKKPHAM for the 1989 Talangsari Lampung incident, 47 SKKPHAM for the mysterious shootings of 1982-1985, and 7,928 SKKPHAM related to the 1965-1966 incidents.

“The 2003 Jambo Keupok incident in Aceh accounts for 17; the 1998 Simpang KKA incident in Aceh accounts for 76; and the Rumah Gedong incident of 1989-1998 in Aceh accounts for 342 SKKPHAM. Thus, the total is 8,599 SKKPHAM,” he stated.

During the hearing, Komnas HAM reiterated that fulfilling the rights of victims of gross human rights violations is a constitutional obligation and the responsibility of the state, particularly the government.

“In principle, the state is obliged to provide protection, restoration, and reparations for victims of gross human rights violations,” said Prabianto.

Human rights standards, he explained, affirm that victims have the right to know the truth about the human rights violations they experienced, to obtain justice, and to receive restoration in the form of rehabilitation, compensation, or restitution.

“In addition, victims have the right to guarantees of non-recurrence, which encompass a series of actions aimed at prevention and ensuring that human rights violations do not recur,” Prabianto added.