Widyawati, Anis (2018) INTEGRATED AND SYSTEMATIC HANDLING MODEL OF ASYLUM SEEKERS IN INDONESIA. International Journal of Business, Economics and Law, 15 (4). pp. 63-68. ISSN 2289-1552

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Abstract

Indonesia is a renowned country of which its strategic geographic location is not safe from the problem of asylum seekers entering the Indonesian territory. Based on UNHCR records, the number of asylum seekers and refugees in Indonesia by October 2015 was 13,405 people. Asylum seekers were placed in several areas in Indonesia. In February 2016, an increase in the number of irregular migrants was 13,829 people including Asylum Seekers (7.560), Refugees (6,269) from 44 countries. Asylum seekers are those who have left their home country in fear of any threat to safety in their home country, thus they seek the international protection. The 1951 Convention Relating to the Status Refugees is a major international instrument in the handling of asylum seekers. Presidential Regulation Number. 125 of 2016 concerning the Handling of Foreign Refugees (Peraturan Presiden No.125 Tahun 2016) currently becomes the latest national instrument for the Indonesian government in dealing with refugees, including those regulated concerning the asylum seekers. However, the Presidential Regulation was not enclosed with technical guidelines on its application. Therefore, it requires model development (from the result of the first year research and have been validated by the Expert) from the FGD results with related stakeholders, that next step is the model application. In this study the problem to review was about how is the development of handling model of Asylum Seekers in Indonesia? The method in this research was sociological juridical content analysis using interactive analysis models with constructivism paradigm of R & D (Research and Development). The research targets were to (1) develop appropriate treatment models for asylum seekers in Indonesia; and (2) apply the model of asylum seekers in Indonesia. Based on the result, that the right handling model of Asylum Seekers in Indonesia is an integrated systematic approach of inter-related agencies including SAR and the Indonesian National Police (POLRI), District/City Government (Pemerintah Kota), Directorate General of Immigration Ministry of Justice and Human Rights (Dirjen. Keimigrasian Kementerian Hukum dan HAM), UNHCR, Immigration Detention Center (Rumah Detensi Imigrasi), Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Kementerian Luar Negeri), International Organization of Migration (IOM), Desk for the Handling of Human Trafficking, Refugees, and Asylum Seekers (P2MP2S) Coordinating Ministry for Political, Legal and Security Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia (MENKOPOLHUKAM) and Foreigner Supervision Team (TIMPORA) Directorate General of Immigration at the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights (Dirjen. Keimigrasian Kementerian Hukum dan HAM).

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