SUAKA demands the Government of Indonesia to immediately provide comprehensive humanitarian-based treatment as an effort to handle 229 Rohingya refugees who landed on November 15-16 and are currently placed in Muara Batu District and Dewantara District, North Aceh
SUAKA urges the Central and North Aceh Government to coordinate the handling of the 110 Rohingya refugees who landed in Muara Batu, Aceh on Tuesday (15/11/2022). These Rohingya refugees – consisting of 72 male, 32 female, and 6 refugee children – had arrived around 03.25 local time via sea route.
Submission for Universal Periodic Review of the United Nations Human Rights Council 41st SessionRefugee Rights Situation in IndonesiaSubmitted on 30th of March 2022SUAKA IndonesiaResilience Development Initiative – Urban Refugee Research Group (RDI UREF)Jakarta Legal Aid Institute (LBH Jakarta)Dompet DhuafaGeutanyoe FoundationHuman Rights Working Group (HRWG) Introduction This submission provides an overview of the refugee rights situation […]
One of the main concerns of refugees while they stay in Indonesia is regarding their rights to legally marry and divorce, be it with an Indonesian spouse or other country of origins. SUAKA has been receiving many requests of information, as well as consultation on marriage and divorce cases. The same requests have also been […]
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SUAKA is unable to assist with or give advice regarding resettlement to a Third Country. The decision to accept a refugee for resettlement is made by the resettlement country.
Less than 5% of the worldwide refugee population will be offered resettlement. This means less than 1 in every 200 people.
02/R/SUAKA-CPG/II/2017 Trump’s Executive Order: Bad Example in Protecting Asylum Seekers and Refugees Disappointment arises from SUAKA towards Trump’s Executive Order which was put forth in January 2017 regarding the changes in the United States’ immigration system. The order enforced was expected to counter terrorism and to increase national security in United States. SUAKA deems this […]
SUAKA, kelompok masyarakat sipil yang bekerja pada isu perlindungan pencari suaka dan pengungsi, menyayangkan pernyataan Menteri Hukum dan HAM Yasonna Laoly terkait permintaannya kepada Australia untuk membangun rumah detensi lebih banyak lagi dalam rangka penanganan pengungsi. Pernyataan Menteri Yasonna terkait hal ini kami dapatkan salah satunya dari berita yang diterbitkan oleh The Jakarta Post yang […]
The limited capacity of UNHCR in Indonesia to deal with increasing numbers of asylum seekers and low resettlement places leads to significant waiting periods. The lack…
Under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, the definition could be simplified in a bullet point below;
The definition of refugee under the 1951 Convention is;