Jakarta, (24/06). Visiting Day or VistDay 2024 is a work program of the External Relations Department (Xmen) of the Public Administration Student Association (HMPS AP) which is very popular with members of the association. In 2024, VisDay had the opportunity to go to Jakarta to develop knowledge, insight, experience, and not forget to intersperse field trips with the Public Administration Student Association, one of the places visited was the National Commission on Human Rights of the Republic of Indonesia located at Jalan Latuharhary No.4b, RT.1 / RW.4, Menteng District, Central Jakarta. A warm welcome was given by Mrs. Kurniasari Novita Dewi as a Function Officer at the Madya Social Counseling Unit and Mrs. Rebecca Amalia Susanti as a Function Officer of the Main Social Counseling Unit, a warm welcome was also given from employees at the Komnas HAM Office. The visit at Komnas HAM was filled with material with speakers who were very experienced in their fields, and the next event was a question and answer session for the participants related to the material presented.
The National Commission on Human Rights is an independent institution whose position is at the same level as other state institutions whose function is to carry out studies, research, counseling, monitoring, and mediation on human rights. The reason for choosing Komnas HAM for this VistDay visit is because this institution is very relevant to the material studied by Public Administration students, and VistDay participants will get new insights through the material presented and also experiences that will never be forgotten. This visit was attended by approximately 84 members of the Public Administration Student Association and accompanied by 2 supervising lecturers, namely Mr. Satria Aji Imawan and Mrs. Renata Jati Nirmala. Mrs. Renata Jati Nirmala gave a speech at the VistDay event at Komnas HAM and she hoped that the participants could increase their knowledge, and help play a role in building human rights enforcement in Indonesia. Students as agents of change can play an active role and be sensitive to human rights issues that occur in Indonesia such as the theme presented this year “Empowering Leadership: Catalyzing Positive Change”.
The material raised at VistDay 2024 was “Congruence of Human Rights: Komnas HAM as a Pioneer of the Struggle for Justice and Social Justice” presented by Mrs. Kurniasari Novita Dewi and accompanied by Mrs. Rebecca Amalia Susanti as a resource person. In the presentation of the material, Mrs. Rebecca Amalia strongly emphasized the importance of human rights that must be fulfilled by both citizens and the state, but previously Mrs. Rebecca Amalia Susanti reiterated what human rights are and the importance of implementing human rights in everyday life. Broadly speaking, human rights are something inherent in human beings that is natural and fundamental given by God, inherent in the nature and existence of humans as creatures of God Almighty (humans who are respected, upheld and protected by the state, law, government, and everyone), Human rights here have a very important role in everyday life. Human rights are an effort to maintain the safety of human existence as a whole, human rights are universal in every human being, which means that these human rights apply to anyone and anywhere, the role of human rights is not only to protect and uphold human dignity, but human rights are also an important pillar as a moral foundation in dealing with fellow humans.
Mrs. Rebecca Amalia Susanti also explained about 2 (two) scopes of human rights that need to be known, the first is non derogable rights Article 28 I paragraph 1 of the 1945 Constitution Human Rights which are considered fundamental which cannot be reduced or ignored by the state under any circumstances even in a state of war, freedom of religion is a right that cannot be reduced and ignored because freedom of religion is closely related to human rights and individual identity, thus non derogable rights emphasize that there are limits that should not be ignored in order to maintain a balance between state security and individual freedom, In contrast to derogable rights which are explained in Article 28 I Paragraph 4 of the 1945 Constitution that the state is obliged to fulfill human rights and also protect, but citizens must also continue to respect fellow human beings, in derogable rights for those who violate human rights will get sanctions from the state as an effort to protect and respect fellow human beings, but if in human rights violations the state is the one who violates it, this is where the role of Komnas HAM in resolving these problems.
In the talk show session held at Komnas HAM this time, many questions were raised by students and answered by Mrs. Kurniasari Novita Dewi and Mrs. Rebecca Amalia Susanti, as a form of their curiosity about issues related to the field of human rights including; gross human rights violations, human rights issues in Papua, Agrarian conflict, protection of human rights defenders, freedom of religion and belief. Students try to encourage important discussions on universal values in the life of the nation by discussing “the law is sharp downward blunt upward” often does not occur in some countries but also throughout the world. The cause of this occurrence is due to the structure / rules that are not sustainable with human rights, the mentality of the state apparatus itself, the culture of the country that makes the law sharp downward blunt upward. Komnas HAM has made efforts to deal with various human rights issues in Indonesia through counseling in various circles, both officials and the community, in order to increase human rights awareness. We as students should be sensitive and dare to voice what is right about human rights.
The visit of the Public Administration Student Association (HMPS AP) to the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM), aims to increase student knowledge and insight into human rights in Indonesia. Mrs. Kurniasari Novita Dewi and Mrs. Rebecca Amalia Susanti emphasized the importance of human rights as fundamental rights inherent in every individual and cannot be reduced by the state, even in an emergency. This activity also emphasized the importance of human rights awareness and understanding among students. This visit is expected to be a valuable momentum for students to participate in upholding human rights in Indonesia through better knowledge and understanding. Komnas HAM’s efforts in conducting counseling in various circles show the institution’s commitment to increasing human rights awareness in Indonesia. This visit is expected to be a valuable momentum for students to participate in upholding human rights in Indonesia through better knowledge and understanding.
