In order to commemorate International Human Rights Day on 10 December 2019, Indonesia for Humanity (IKa) will hold an event in collaboration with Sebelas Maret University (UNS). This event will be held on 26–27 November 2019.
This event is a follow-up to the signing of an MoU between the National Commission of Human rights (Komnas HAM) and UNS. The MoU was signed by the Head of Komnas Ham, Ahmad Taufan Damanik and the Rector of UNS, Prof. Dr. Ravik Karsisi, MS. The two parties agreed to collaborate in order to promote Human Rights on the basis of Indonesian Higher Education’s values of Tri Fharma, and which aims to strengthen the implementation, protection and respect of human rights as well as strengthening institutional synergy between the two organizations.
In order to attain these aims, Komnas Ham, the UNS Faculty of Sociology and Politics (FISIP) and IKa with the support of the Peduli Program will hold the event, A Howl for Human Rights, together with UNS. This event will take place over two days and will introduce the concepts and practices of human rights and social inclusion to the academic community through activities such as public seminars, parallel workshops, photography exhibition, musical performances and by tracing the history of 1998 political reform.
It is hoped that this event will lead to opportunities to increase mutual understanding and awareness of the importance of social inclusion in the development of the academic community, as well as an exchange of knowledge and inter-generational learning.
What is Melaung?
According to the Indonesian Dictionary, the word melaung means to call out with a loud and piercing voice; to scream out loud or howl.
What is the Peduli Program?
The Peduli Program works on poverty eradication with an inclusive development approach that ensures that marginalized communities are able to participate in and benefit from development. Indonesia for Humanity acts an umbrella organization for the victims of gross human rights violations including: Victims of the Military Operational Region policy in Aceh, Victims of the 1965/66 humanitarian tragedy in Yogyakarta, Surakarta and Sikka, Victims of Talangsari-Lampung and Victims of the 1998 Riots in Jakarta.