The Challenges of Global Migration in Perspective of International Humanitarian Law: Reframing the Refugees in Kepulauan Riau, Indonesia

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.210506.008How to use a DOI?

Keywords

migration, refugees, challanges, behavior, society

Abstract

the principle of humanity, distinction proportionally, precautions, and also prohibition of unnecessary suffering, with the main legal instruments 1907 Hague Regulations, 1949 Geneva Conventions, 1977 Additional Protocols and Customary IHL, Indonesia is one of the parties that did not ratify the 1951 Convention Relating to The status of Refugees and the 1967 Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees. However, Indonesia still has willingness to conduct cooperation, in this case with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), International Organization of Migration (IOM) and International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC), to achieve world peace and improve the welfare of the world community. This study aims to examine the problem faced by Indonesian government, especially in border area, case study in Kepulauan Riau Province that has approximately 500 refugees in Bintan Island and 1,000 in Batam City under surveillance of IOM and UNHCR. This study uses Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA) as the main approach to analyze the phenomenon. In the results and discussion, Indonesia is a republic that is very supportive of the welfare of immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers, even not able to abandon the fact that Indonesia as a country that is currently experiencing on immigrants, refugees, or asylum seekers in a great number. This caused by lack of supporting facility, increasing poverty, and also a high number of unemployment. Refugees defined as protected person, and prohibited to be repatriated and deported, still have faith in humanity, and international cooperation need to meet a suitable agreement. Indonesia should give several statements to address this issue; first, the government should review the recent growth of immigrant, refugees and asylum seekers in the entire location, especially in border region where need primary attention; second, the government should find the way on supporting the life of its people whom need help by inviting more cooperation between nations; third, government should have willingness to have a better place to the refugees.

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© 2021, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Dhani Akbar
AU  - Dodi Lesmana
AU  - Gulmok Simbolon
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/05/08
TI  - The Challenges of Global Migration in Perspective of International Humanitarian Law: Reframing the Refugees in Kepulauan Riau, Indonesia
BT  - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Law and Human Rights 2020 (ICLHR 2020)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 50
EP  - 53
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.210506.008
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.210506.008
ID  - Akbar2021
ER  -