Komnas HAM Records 3,003 Complaints, Pushes for Human Rights-Based Policy Evaluation
The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) recorded 3,003 reports of alleged human rights violations throughout 2025, with issues of welfare, justice, and agrarian conflict continuing to dominate public complaints. The commission considers these findings a basis for pushing for stronger governance and public policies oriented towards human rights protection.
Komnas HAM Chairperson Anis Hidayah stated in Jakarta on Monday that the human rights situation in 2025 was marked by growing public demands for justice, state accountability, and democratic quality, reflected in various mass actions and increased public attention to policy inequality. “What most determined the human rights situation in 2025 was the strengthening of public demands regarding justice, state accountability, and the quality of democracy,” Anis said.
She noted that human rights issues are becoming increasingly structural as they relate directly to the quality of governance, ranging from the cost of living, labour protection, and agrarian conflicts to freedom of expression in the digital space. The annual report recorded 2,670 complaints submitted through the central office and 333 through regional representative offices. The provinces with the highest number of complaints were DKI Jakarta with 462 cases, West Java with 332 cases, and East Java with 265 cases.
Komnas HAM also recorded the three most complained-about parties: the Indonesian National Police with 805 cases, central and regional governments with 481 cases, and corporations with 479 cases. Based on the classification of rights, violations of the right to welfare ranked highest with 955 complaints, followed by the right to justice with 940 complaints and the right to security with 285 complaints.
On strategic issues, agrarian and development conflicts were the largest contributors to complaints with 639 cases, followed by business and human rights issues with 586 cases, dominated by disputes over natural resource land and labour issues. “Agrarian conflicts related to national strategic programmes remain one of the dominant issues in the human rights complaints received by Komnas HAM,” Anis said.
Responding to the report, Coordinating Minister for Law, Human Rights, Immigration, and Corrections Yusril Ihza Mahendra said the annual report serves as evaluation material for the government in strengthening human rights protection. “This report should not be read defensively, but rather as evaluation material, a guide for action, and a basis for immediate handling,” Yusril said.
He assessed that the figure of 3,003 complaints is not merely a statistic, but reflects real problems faced by society, ranging from welfare, justice, and security to access to fair public services. Similarly, House of Representatives Commission XIII member Yanuar Arif Wibowo said the annual report is an important reference for the House in carrying out its legislative, oversight, and budgetary functions.
In addition to receiving complaints, Komnas HAM in 2025 also conducted Human Rights Assessments of seven ministries/agencies and two regional governments to measure the integration of human rights principles in public policy. From the assessment, five ministries/agencies received a low category, while the other two were in the moderate category. Institutionally, Komnas HAM again achieved an Unqualified Opinion (WTP), with a Public Satisfaction Index reaching 96.32 and a follow-up rate on findings from the Audit Board of Indonesia of 93.82 percent.