Actualization Of Indonesian Immigration Policy Related To Human Rights For Refugees In Indonesia

Aktualisasi Kebijakan Imigrasi Indonesia Terkait Hak Asasi Manusia Bagi Pengungsi Rohingnya di Indonesia

Abstract

Over the past three decades, the nationality of eradicating its Rohingya, a persecuted discrimination
against the Rohingya, who are a Muslim minority in Myanmar, has forced thousands of people to
seek safety in countries such as Indonesia, Malaysia, Bangladesh and Thailand.. At its peak in 2015
Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia initially encouraged refugees who had already reached the coast,
but with the work of local and international organizations, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand then
held a consultation meeting in Putrajaya, Malaysia. During these negotiations, Indonesia and
Malaysia finally agreed to provide humanitarian assistance to 7,000 illegal immigrants who were
illegal to stay for one year (Ministerial Meeting, 2015). According to data from the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia, 1,346 refugees from Myanmar and Bangladesh entered
Indonesian waters in May 2015. The refugees were resettled in two places in the Aceh region.
UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) appreciates the intention of Indonesia
and Malaysia for their willingness to help temporarily accommodate their Rohingya refugees. Based
on the change in attitudes of Indonesia and Malaysia, a statement has emerged regarding the
welfare and safety of Rohingya refugees for the next few years and how Indonesia can handle
problems with third countries for its Rohingya refugees. The lack of solutions related to systematic
violence, denial of citizenship for the Rohingya people, and the absence of a cohesive regional
framework for migration means that there is a lack of protection space regarding refugees in the
protection of their social status. Therefore there is a need for a solution in the future in dealing with
several policies that are only temporarily intended as a weak solution related to overcoming the
prolonged situation of Rohingya refugees