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According to a report by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 12,616 refugees are currently registered in their office in Jakarta.

However, their fate is unclear, even children born have to live with stateless status (stateless).





The fate of asylum seekers in Indonesia is very worrying. Especially after the news of the expulsion of Rohingya refugees from Aceh went viral on social media.

MUI President for Foreign Affairs and International Relations Sudarnoto Abdul Hakim explained that the flow of Rohingya refugees into Aceh was not the first time this had happened.

There are refugees, from the Rohingya and Afghanistan, who have not been expelled and who have survived for decades in the mountains near the coast.

“They live in despair. They cannot work, they cannot access education and health care. Last year, refugees from Aceh even protested by sewing their mouths shut because they were stuck in Indonesia,” he said. RMOL political news agency on Tuesday (28/1).

Sudarnoto admitted that he was concerned about the refugee shelters prepared by the UNHCR. Because the condition is not maintained, neither in Aceh nor in Jakarta. He hopes that the refugees will be able to benefit from suitable shelter.

Nevertheless, Sudarnoto believes that the main problem to be solved is how to prevent refugees from living in uncertainty and obtain security guarantees and legal citizenship.

But of course, Indonesia can’t do that, because Indonesia is just being accommodating. Therefore, according to Sudarnoto, UNHCR should be responsible for the influx of refugees that was not managed properly.

“UNHCR is responsible for their (refugees) abandonment and also for the burden they impose on Indonesia,” he stressed.

For this reason, Sudarnoto encouraged the continuation of an intensive dialogue between the government and the UNHCR, so that refugees can be taken care of and taken to host countries, such as Australia and Canada.

“I propose that there be serious and effective discussions between our government and the UNHCR, for example between the ministers of social affairs or the ministers of the Interior to discuss seriously with the UNHCR. There must be a solution, no Don’t let this happen,” he concluded.