Mediacyberid.com -.Jakarta, Perkumpulan SUAKA officially launched its Five-Year Report (2021–2025) as a form of public transparency and accountability for its work in protecting the rights of refugees and asylum seekers in Indonesia. 22 January 2026
The report launch was held on Thursday, 22 January 2026, at the Dr. Ir. Soekarno Hall, Universitas Bung Karno, Central Jakarta.
The report presents reflections on SUAKA’s legal advocacy, legal assistance, legal empowerment, and public awareness efforts carried out between 2021 and 2025, amid the limited refugee protection framework in Indonesia. The findings also highlight the various structural challenges that refugees and asylum seekers continue to face in accessing their basic rights.
“In her opening remarks, Atika Yuanita Paraswaty, Chairperson of Perkumpulan SUAKA, emphasized that the launch of this report serves as a reflective moment to reassess the mandate and values underpinning refugee protection efforts.
“We see the launch of this five-year report as a reflective pause not only to review our achievements, but also to reaffirm our mandate and commitment to humanitarian principles, non-discrimination, and respect for human dignity, particularly in ensuring the protection and fulfillment of the human rights of refugees and asylum seekers,” said Atika.
Commitment from the higher education sector was also conveyed by the Rector of Universitas Bung Karno, Dr. Ir. Sri Mumpuni Ngesti Rahaju, M.Si., represented by Franky Paulus S.T. Roring, S.IP., M.Si., Vice Rector IV of Universitas Bung Karno. He underscored the strategic role of universities in fostering awareness and concern for refugee issues.
“As a higher education institution, Universitas Bung Karno has a responsibility to raise awareness and concern for the plight of refugees. We believe that education and research can be powerful tools to improve refugees’ quality of life and help them reach their full potential,” said Franky.
He further called on various stakeholders to strengthen cross-sector collaboration, including cooperation between Universitas Bung Karno and Perkumpulan SUAKA within the framework of the Tri Dharma of Higher Education, namely education, research, and community service.
“Through this collaboration, we hope to make a meaningful contribution to improving refugees’ quality of life and supporting the realization of a better future for them,” he added.
In the same session, Emily Bojovic, Senior Protection Officer at UNHCR Indonesia, emphasized the importance of SUAKA’s role in strengthening refugee protection in Indonesia.
“UNHCR expresses its deep appreciation for its collaboration with SUAKA and for SUAKA’s strategic role in strengthening the protection of refugees’ rights in Indonesia. SUAKA’s legal aid, advocacy, and public engagement efforts are crucial in ensuring that refugees and asylum seekers are treated with dignity and have access to protection and justice,” said Emily Bojovic.
Entering the keynote session, the report launch also featured Prof. Dr. Rumadi Ahmad, M.Ag., Expert Staff to the Minister of Human Rights,
Representing the Minister of Human Rights of the Republic of Indonesia, Natalius Pigai. He stressed that the report serves not only as an institutional document, but also as a shared humanitarian record.
“This report launch is a moment to document voices, wounds, and hopes of refugees and asylum seekers in various places, particularly in Indonesia,” Prof. Rumadi stated.
The SUAKA Five-Year Report documents assistance provided in more than 600 legal cases involving refugees and asylum seekers, the strengthening of refugee community-based paralegal networks, and monitoring of national policies,
Particularly the implementation of Presidential Regulation No. 125 of 2016 and other human rights–based policies at the national level. At the same time,
The report highlights efforts to strengthen support for refugees through campaigns and collaborations with civil society organizations, academics, youth groups, and refugee communities through Refugee-Led Organizations (RLOs) and Refugee-Led Initiatives (RLIs).
Recognizing the growing complexity of refugee protection challenges ahead, the expansion of networks and cross-organizational collaboration emerged as a key theme during the report launch. Angga Reynady,
Executive Director of SUAKA, emphasized that conditions on the ground require sustained, multi-stakeholder engagement to build a more inclusive and long-term support system for refugees and asylum seekers in Indonesia.
The event also featured four discussants from diverse backgrounds: Prof. Tri Nuke Pudjiastuti as a researcher at the Center for Political Research, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Fitriah S.H., M.R., Ph.D., as an academic at Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University Jakarta, Franky Paulus S.T. Roring, S.IP., M.Si., as an academic at Universitas Bung Karno, and Ali Reza Yawari,
Representing the refugee community. All emphasized the importance of SUAKA’s continued role in advancing human rights–based policy advocacy at both national and international levels, as well as expanding cross-actor collaboration.
In closing, SUAKA reaffirmed its commitment to continuously safeguarding the rights of refugees and asylum seekers. The Five-Year Report (2021–2025) is expected to serve as a shared foundation for strengthening cross-sector collaboration and advancing policies grounded in humanitarian values and social justice.
The Five-Year Report can be accessed at:
LAPORAN SITUASI, KONDISI, DAN KERJA-KERJA SUAKA PERIODE 2021-2025
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