PDIP Legislator Criticises Stagnation in Resolving Gross Human Rights Violations
Member of the House of Representatives (DPR) Commission XIII, Rieke Diah Pitaloka, has highlighted the stance of the Prabowo Subianto administration in not renewing Presidential Decree (Keppres) No. 4 of 2023 on the formation of a monitoring team for non-judicial resolution of gross human rights violations. The decree, signed during the tenure of the seventh President Joko Widodo (Jokowi), regulates the establishment of the Monitoring Team for the Implementation of Recommendations for Non-Judicial Resolution of Gross Human Rights Violations.
“The end of the monitoring team under Keppres 4 of 2023 without renewal indicates weakness in the continuity of resolving human rights cases,” said Rieke during a working meeting with the Coordinating Ministry for Law, Human Rights, and Immigration; the Ministry of Human Rights; the Ministry of Health; the National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM); and the Witness and Victim Protection Agency (LPSK), on Thursday, 2 April 2026.
According to the legislator from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP), the weakness in efforts to resolve past gross human rights violation cases is also reflected in the uneven implementation of non-judicial resolutions. Out of a total of 17 incidents, seven have not yet been touched by resolution efforts. Rieke also assessed that the lack of synchronisation in victim numbers data among ministries and agencies thickens the impression of the state’s minimal commitment to providing justice for victims.
Rieke exemplified the data differences between Komnas HAM and LPSK. Komnas HAM records the number of victims of past gross human rights violations at 8,599 people, while LPSK records 5,626 people.
She also highlighted the implementation of health guarantee provision through the Priority Indonesian Health Card (KIS), which is deemed not yet effective. Out of 726 recipients, only a small portion utilise the services each year. “That too with limited claim values,” said the PDIP politician.
Meanwhile, Presidential Decree No. 4 of 2023, issued on 15 March 2023, has expired since 31 December 2023. The Solidarity Network for Victims for Justice (JSKK) stated that the tasks of the recommendation implementation team for TPPHAM ended without judicial accountability for gross human rights violation cases.
In a separate opportunity, Staff from the Impunity Division of the Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (KontraS), Jessenia Destarini Asmoro, assessed that the weakness in resolving gross human rights cases in the Prabowo administration era is not only evident from the non-renewal of the decree.
According to Jessenia, since the beginning of the administration, commitment to resolving gross human rights cases has not been apparent, including not including the agenda in the Asta Cita programme. On the other hand, Jessenia assessed that the statement by the Coordinating Minister for Law, Human Rights, and Immigration, Yusril Ihza Mahendra, who called the 1998 riots not a gross human rights violation, further strengthens that assessment. “So, it’s not surprising,” said Jessenia.