Undangan untuk Kongres ke-3 IKOHI

Saudara-saudara sekalian,

Pada tanggal 6 sampai 10 Desember 2009, IKOHI akan menggelar Kongres ke-3 di Jakarta. Kongres yang dihadiri perwakilan korban dari berbagai daerah di Indonesia dan Timor-Leste ini akan mengambil tema,
"Memperkuat Organisasi, Merintis Pemenuhan Hak-Hak Korban"

Acara akan dibuka secara resmi dalam sebuah diskusu publik, "Membedah Agenda HAM Pemerintah SBY - Boediono" dengan pembicara utama Menkumham Patrialis Akbar, pada hari Senin, 7 Desember 2009 jam 09.30 WIB di Hotel Harris, Jakarta.

Kalau ada waktu, mohon sempatkan datang dan memberikan dukungan kepada korban dan keluarga korban pelanggaran HAM yang sedang berjuang.

Salam solidaritas.

IKOHI

OPEN LETTER TO THE CHAIRMAN of the House of Representatives

Re: The follow up of the Recommendations of the Parliament Plenary Session on the case of Enforced Disappearances in 1997-1998


His Excellency H. Marzuki Alie, SE. MM
Chairman of the House of Representatives
of the Republic of Indonesia


His Excellency,
First of all, we would like to congratulate you on your election as the Chairman of the Parliament 2009-2014. Similarly to all newly elected members of the House of Representatives. We hope that all members of the House of Representatives can work well and regain trust from public.

Furthermore, through this letter, we intend to convey the hopes of the families of victims of the case of disappearances in 1997-1998. We expect that the Parliament’ recommendations be followed up by the President. The Parliament’s recommendations, which refer to the work and recommendations of the Parliament’s Special Committee on Enforced Disappearances in period 1997 to 1998, issued on 28 September 2009 are as follows;

1. Recommend the President to establish an Ad Hoc Human Rights Court for the cases of disappearances in 1997-1998.
2. Recommend the President and all government institutions and related parties to immediately conduct a search for the 13 people who by the National Commission on Human Rights (sic) are concluded as still missing;
3. Recommend the Government to provide rehabilitation and compensation for the families of the victims.
4. Recommend the government to immediately ratify the Convention against Enforced Disappearances '[International Convention on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearances] ' as a form of commitment and support to stop the practice of Enforced Disappearances in Indonesia.

Related to the above recommendations, we share a number opinions and concerns;

First, the four recommendations above is a positive progress in the handling of this case. Therefore the victim's family appreciate the work and commitment of the House of Representatives in about handling these cases. Furthermore, the Parliament’s decision this case should end the legal debate about the procedures for the establishment of an ad hoc Human Rights Court between the Attorney General and the Parliament.

Second, in the future these recommendations should become a precedent for the Parliament in encouraging the formation of ad hoc human rights court for other cases of gross human rights violations, which occurred in the past in Indonesia.

Third, the recommendation above (especially point 2) becomes important to be followed-up since in this case there are a number of victims who were still disappeared. International human rights instruments' [International Convention on Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearances] emphasizes the urgency to search and clarity of the fate and whereabouts of the victims of enforced disappearances.

These recommendations complement the legal basis and the establishment of ad hoc human rights court for the President, according to Article 43 of Law 26/2000 on Human Rights Court, which states;

1. The violations of human rights that occurred prior to the enactment of the Law shall be examined by the ad hoc Human Rights Court
2. The Ad hoc human rights court as referred to in paragraph (1) is formed on the basis of the proposal the House of Representatives of Indonesia.

Specifically on the role of the Parliament, on the legal and constitutional mandate we expect the Parliament to supervise to ensure the above recommendations be followed up by the President. This supervision can be done by the Parliament as follows;

To ensure that administrative and procedural recommendations have been submitted to the President of the Republic of Indonesia, Mr. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.
The consideration of the importance of this case, the House should immediately follow-up point 1 above by doing the consultation meeting with the President of Indonesia, Mr. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.

As soon as possible to conduct the Public Hearings Meeting or Working Meeting with the Attorney General, National Human Rights Commission and the Department of Justice and Human Rights to find a plan and follow up the steps to be taken of each agency in implementing the above recommendations.

The Parliament must prepare to use the constitutional rights of individual members of Parliament, such as the right to ask (right of interpelation) if the President refuse to follow up the recommendations. As stipulated in the 1945 Constitution, Article 20 A (2) that "In Implementing functions, in addition to the rights provided for in other Articles of the Constitution, every member of the House of

Representatives has the right to ask, questionnaire rights and rights of expression"
The moral and political commitment from all parties and all members of the House of Representatives are expected and very long-awaited by the families of the victims.

So the letter was delivered. Thanks for your attention and cooperation.


Jakarta, October 28, 2009

Haris Azhar (KontraS)
Mugiyanto (IKOHI/Survivor)
Nurhasanah (Mother of disappeared Yadin Muhidin)
Paian Siahaan (Father of disappeared Ucok Siahaan Munandar)
Sipon (Wife of disappeared Wiji Thukul)
Utomo Rahardjo (Father of disappeared Petrus Bimo Anugerah)
Suyadi (Brother of disappeared Suyat)
Tuti Koto (Mother of disappeared Yani Afri)

No US visa for 2 Indonesian defence officials

JAKARTA, Oct 30 — Weeks into his second term, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has been given another embarrassing reminder that the alleged past misdeeds of the army he once served remain a major stumbling block in Indonesia’s efforts to restore full military ties with the United States.

The Straits Times has learnt that Defence Ministry secretary-general Syafrie Syamsuddin and Indonesian Special Forces (Kopassus) commander Pramono Edhie Wibowo have had their US visa applications either turned down or put on hold.

Lieutenant-General Syafrie was unable to accompany Dr Yudhoyono’s delegation to the Group of 20 summit in Pittsburgh last month, and Major-General Wibowo has apparently been prevented from giving a closed-door presentation to the Pentagon during a planned visit to Washington this week.

A former special forces intelligence officer, Lt-Gen Syafrie is widely tipped to become Cabinet Secretary in place of Sudhi Silalahi, who was promoted to State Secretary in the new ministerial line-up Dr Yudhoyono announced last week.

But even more embarrassing for the President is that Maj-Gen Wibowo, another career special forces officer, is his brother-in-law - and apparently on track to become armed forces commander near the end of the President’s five-year term.

It was hoped that Maj-Gen Wibowo’s unblemished record would allow him to make the case with defence and congressional leaders that Kopassus has reformed and that it should be allowed to resume exercises with the US Special Forces.

Although officials insist that the visa ban is not final, Lt-Gen Syafrie, 56, is in a different category because of allegations surrounding the November 1991 churchyard massacre in Dili and the bloody May 1998 riots that preceded president Suharto’s fall from power.

US Embassy spokesman Paul Belmont declined to comment on the issue, saying it was against US law to discuss individual visa cases.

Lt-Gen Syafrie is a 1974 military academy classmate of vice-presidential candidate and former Suharto son-in-law Prabowo Subianto, who is banned from the US for his role in the kidnapping and torture of pro-democracy activists in 1997-1998.

Prabowo, a retired general, was cashiered in late 1998 after taking responsibility for the kidnappings before a closed-door military honour council. It was a move that hardly satisfied human rights groups, but allowed then armed forces chief General Wiranto to rid himself of a rival.

Although Lt-Gen Syafrie has never been charged with a crime, that has little bearing on an ongoing US State Department investigation to determine whether the former Jakarta regional commander should be allowed a visa.

US officials insist there is no actual blacklist carrying the names of Indonesian officers accused of human rights abuses, the vast majority of whom have never seen the inside of an interrogation room - let alone a courtroom.

The Indonesian government has sent a letter to the State Department defending Lt-Gen Syafrie’s service record, saying that he was not on duty when soldiers opened fire on East Timorese mourners at Dili’s Santa Cruz cemetery in 1991.

It also pointed out that a special parliamentary commission had cleared him of responsibility for the deadly shooting of four students at Trisakti University on May 12, 1998 — the event which led to the two days of rioting in central Jakarta. The government of then President BJ Habibie 16 months later absolved him of any accountability or legal responsibility for the violence.

Despite Indonesia’s rapid strides towards democratisation, congressional foes like US Senator Patrick Leahy continue to insist that those accused of crimes against humanity should be brought to justice before the US considers restoring military ties to the way they once were.

Most attention centres on officers indicted by the United Nations Serious Crimes Unit for alleged human rights abuses committed during the bloody military-led militia rampage before and after the 1999 East Timor referendum.

But other generals, particularly those who have worn Kopassus’ red beret, remain in the firing line as well for their alleged roles in a slew of additional unresolved human rights cases.

Even if Lt-Gen Syafrie is declared ineligible for a visa, US officials say he can still be granted a waiver for so-called “policy reasons”, similar to those given to Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams. — The Straits Times

Seruan untuk SBY: Cari 13 orang yang hilang!

Keluarga korban beraudiensi dengan Jaksa Agung

Seruan Terbuka
01/IKOHI/IST/X/2009


Saudara-saudara yang baik,

Ikatan Keluarga Orang Hilang Indonesia (IKOHI) bersama dengan para pendukung dan segenap aktifis hak asasi manusia mengharapkan dukungan Anda semua untuk mendesak Presiden SBY menindaklanjuti rekomendasi DPR (28 September 2009) tentang penanganan kasus penghilangan paksa aktifis demokrasi tahun 1997 - 1998.

Secara khusus, karena urgensi perlindungan bagi 13 aktifis yang oleh penyelidikan Komnas HAM dinyatakan masih hilang akibat tindak pelanggaran berat hak asasi manusia, kami mendesak agar dalam 100 hari pertama, pemerintanan SBY – Boediono segera:

Membentuk Komisi Independen untuk Penghilangan Orang Secara Paksa (Orang Hilang), yang mandat pertamanya adalah menemukan 13 orang yang masih hilang, bagaimanapun kondisinya.

Untuk memberikan dukungan, simpati, pada perjuangan ini, serta informasi mengenai 13 orang yang masih hilang, silakan hubungi:

IKOHI
Jl. Matraman Dalam II, No. 7, Pegangsaan, Jakarta 10320
Tel/Fax: 021-3100060
Email: kembalikan@yahoo.com
Web: www.ikohi.blogspot.com

Resolusi Kongres I Organisasi Keluarga Korban Penghilangan Paksa Aceh

RESOLUSI
KONGRES KELUARGA KORBAN PENGHILANGAN PAKSA SE-ACEH (KAGUNDAH)

Masa konflik bersenjata yang berkepanjangan di Aceh semenjak tahun 1976-2005 telah menimbulkan berbagai macam pelanggaran HAM terhadap masyarakat sipil yang tidak berdosa. Sudah ribuan orang telah menjadi korban akibat dari penerapan Daerah Operasi Militer (DOM), Darurat Militer (DM), Darurat Sipil I (DS I) dan Darurat Sipil II (DS II) di Aceh. Pengalaman-pengalaman pelanggaran HAM, termasuk salah satunya adalah kasus penghilangan orang secara paksa, telah menjadi pengalaman hidup yang tidak akan pernah dilupakan bagi seluruh keluarga korban penghilangan paksa di Aceh.

Kasus penghilangan orang secara paksa dimanapun, termasuk di Aceh, tentunya merupakan sebuah pelanggaran HAM yang sangat keji. Dalam kasus penghilangan orang secara paksa, bukan hanya korban secara langsung yang akan mengalami penderitaan, namun keluarga korban penghilangan paksa pun tentunya akan menjadi korban dalam peristiwa tersebut. Hal ini dikarenakan kasus penghilangan orang secara paksa dikategorikan sebagai kejahatan yang masih berlangsung selama korban masih hilang dan belum ditemukan. Artinya kasus penghilangan orang secara paksa menjadi unik dan berbeda dari kasus-kasus pelanggaran HAM lainnya, serta mengakibatkan penderitaan yang berkepanjangan bagi keluarga korban penghilangan orang secara paksa.

Pasca penandatanganan MoU Helsinki untuk mewujudukan perdamaian di Aceh pada tanggal 15 Agustus 2005, kondisi keamanan di Aceh perlahan pulih dan membaik. Namun kondisi tersebut belum diikuti oleh sikap pemerintah untuk memperhatikan dan memperjelas nasib para korban dan keluarga korban penghilangan paksa dengan segera memberikan keadilan bagi mereka, baik melalui pengungkapan kebenaran, pencarian terhadap korban orang hilang, pengadilan dan rehabilitasi.

MoU Helsinki jelas-jelas telah memandatkan pembentukan Komisi Kebenaran dan Rekonsiliasi (KKR) dan Pengadilan HAM untuk Aceh, dimana ini merupakan suatu peluang besar bagi para korban untuk mendapatkan keadilan dengan cara yang bermartabat,. Kedua jalan tersebut akan memperjelas dan akan menjamin ketidakterulangnya kembali kasus-kasus penghilangan orang secara paksa di Aceh. MoU juga memandatkan reintegrasi terhadap para korban konflik dan akan memberikan kompensasi bagi korban yang dapat membuktikan kerugiannya. Namun, reintegrasi bukanlah sekedar jumlah nominal yang harus diterima korban, tetapi harus lebih menyeluruh mencakup penyelesaian kasus-kasus pelanggaran HAM secara berkeadilan. Keterlibatan korban pelanggaran HAM bukan hanya ketika Pengadilan HAM memanggil para korban menjadi saksi atau ketika para komisioner KKR mewawancarai para korban dalam rangka mengungkap kebenaran, tetapi korban juga akan terlibat pada saat pemberian Amnesti bagi pelaku jika korban memberikan maaf.

Nasib korban dan keluarga korban penghilangan paksa adalah nasib Aceh ke depan. Tidak ada perdamaian tanpa keadilan bagi seluruh korban pelanggaran HAM, khususnya keluarga korban penghilangan paksa. Negara atau pemerintah harus bertanggungjawab atas segala dampak yang dialami korban dan keluarga korban penghilangan paksa selama konflik Aceh berlangsung. Ini harus ditunjukkan sebagai wujud pemerintah dalam mendukung keberlangsungan perdamaian yang berkeadilan di Aceh.

Pemerintahan baru di Indonesia tentunya menjadi sebuah harapan bagi korban dan keluarga korban penghilangan paksa di Aceh untuk segera menunaikan tanggung jawabnya dalam menuntaskan kasus penghilangan paksa di Aceh. Begitu juga dengan parlemen baru di Aceh, yang secara khusus seharusnya dapat lebih progresif dalam mendorong secara kongkret penuntasan kasus penghilangan orang secara paksa di Aceh.

Sebagai sikap keberpihakan pemerintah terhadap para korban dan keluarga korban penghilangan paksa di Aceh, maka kami meminta kesediaan pemerintah Aceh dan DPRA untuk turut menandatangani pernyataan sikap keluarga korban penghilangan paksa di Aceh.
1. Mendesak pemerintahan Aceh agar segera membentuk Pengadilan HAM dan KKR di Aceh sebagaimana yang telah diamanatkan dalam MoU Helsinki.
2. Menuntut pemerintah Aceh untuk segera memberikan hak-hak reparasi kepada keluarga korban penghilangan paksa di Aceh secara maksimal, bermartabat dan berkeadilan melalui lembaga reparasi yang dibentuk atas inisiasi pemerintah Aceh dengan membentuk Qanun tentang Reparasi (Kompensasi, Restitusi dan Rehabilitasi).
3. Pemerintah Aceh harus melibatkan korban dan keluarga korban pelanggaran HAM, khususnya keluarga korban penghilangan paksa secara representatif dalam proses pengambilan kebijakan dan implementasi kebijakan yang menyangkut dengan penanganan terhadap korban konflik Aceh, khususnya korban dan keluarga korban penghilangan paksa.
4. Menuntut pemerintah Aceh untuk melakukan pertemuan secara rutin dengan keluarga korban penghilangan paksa di Aceh.
5. Mendesak pemerintah Aceh untuk menyediakan pendidikan gratis dengan memberikan beasiswa dan alat kelengkapan sekolah kepada anak korban penghilangan paksa mulai dari pendidikan dasar hingga perguruan tinggi.
6. Meminta Pemerintah Aceh untuk memberikan pelayanan kesehatan gratis secara permanen untuk keluarga korban penghilangan paksa dengan memberikan kartu khusus kepada seluruh keluarga korban penghilangan paksa.
7. Meminta DPRA harus lebih serius mengawasi dan mengevaluasi terhadap pemenuhan hak-hak reparasi.
8. Meminta Pemerintah Aceh untuk memasukkan pendidikan HAM ke dalam kurikulum sekolah.
9. Pemerintah Aceh harus mendesak pemerintah Indonesia agar menangkap dan mengajukan para pelanggar HAM di Aceh untuk diadili di Pengadilan HAM.
10. Pemerintah Aceh harus membentuk tim pencari korban yang hilang sampai saat ini.

Banda Aceh, 12 Oktober 2009

Sekretaris Jenderal KAGUNDAH

Rukaiyah


Dewan Presidium KAGUNDAH
Aceh Besar Pidie/Pidie Jaya Bireun



Tarmizi, SE Harsya Alfian Tgk. Husaini


Aceh Utara Aceh Timur Bener Meriah



Zakaria Tgk. H. Azharuddin BTM Muhammad Nasir Abdullah

Aceh Barat/Aceh Jaya Aceh Tengah Nagan Raya Aceh Selatan



Zulfikri Asnawati Syarifah Nazhayamur Mahlil


Lembaga yang mendukung Resolusi Kongres I KAGUNDAH

KontraS Aceh IKOHI IKOHI Jabodetabek



Hendra Fadli Mugiyanto Wanma Yetty


IKOHI Jawa Timur Mahasiswa Peduli Keadilan (MPK)


D. Utomo Raharjo M. Fauzan Febriansyah