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Komnas HAM commissioner selection eliminates group representation
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National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) chairman Imdadun Rahmat (fourth from right) together with other Komnas members and its commissioner selection team meet with President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo at the State Palace in Jakarta on Dec.9. (Antara/Yudhi Mahatma)
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his year’s selection of National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) commissioners will not take into consideration group representation in an effort to recruit quality candidates committed to protecting and promoting human rights.
Head of the selection team, prominent law professor Jimly Asshidiqie, told The Jakarta Post on Monday that moving away from focusing on group representation would result in better quality commissioners.
“Thus, we will focus on quality instead of representation,” Jimly said.
He explained that in the past, commissioner recruitment took into consideration representation of gender groups, ethnicities and religious groups. He said the selection, for example, would previously include candidates representing the two major Islamic groups in the country, Nahdlatul Ulama and Muhammadiyah, as well as other religious groups affiliated with other faiths.
He said the selection team would be particularly careful in recruiting this year’s candidates who, if selected, would lead Komnas HAM until 2022, on account of the leadership crisis that the institution was facing.
The team has selected 60 candidates who are scheduled to present their visions and missions in a public debate held at the Law and Human Rights Ministry on May 17 to 18.
Five of the 60 candidates are incumbent commissioners, namely Hafid Abbas, Imdadun Rahmat, Roichatul Aswidah, Sandrayati Moniaga and Siti Noor Laila.
