Navigating Statelessness: Refugee Rights and the Question of Citizenship in Indonesia's Legal Framework

Abstract

The issue of refugees and immigrants is indeed quite sensitive. Most refugees are usually war victims in their country of origin. As a country that upholds human rights, Indonesia participates in the global order as a transit country for refugees and provides them with good facilities. This writing aims to determine whether refugees can get Indonesian citizenship. This research uses the concept of the 1951 Convention with a qualitative method. In writing, the author argues that even though Indonesia has not ratified the 1951 refugee agreement, the Indonesian government, local governments, and the Indonesian people have also provided much assistance to refugees who are spread across Indonesia. UNHCR itself has many difficulties regarding the relocation of destination countries for refugees. This article is important because considering that there are already too many refugees in transit countries who still need to be placed in destination countries, as well as discussing whether they can get Indonesian citizenship as one of the solutions to the problem of the accumulation of refugees. However, it must be emphasized again that the world must refrain from forcing Indonesia to ratify it. Due to world pressure, Indonesia also does not need to rush to ratify the 1951 convention. This is because many social problems in the country still need to be resolved