摘要：This article aimed to study about how role of UNHCR in refugee protection
and the legal protection for Rohingya refugees in Medan municipality.
According to data from the United Nations High Commissioner for
Refugees (hereinafter abbreviated to UNHCR) since January 2012, there
were 3275 asylum seekers and 1052 refugees. Most refugees come to
Indonesia with the hope of being permanently resettled elsewhere, often in
America or Australia, but increasingly stringent immigration policies,
massive underfunding and a lack of resources to sustain the influx of
newcomers have left them stuck here. This research uses a sosio-legal
research with statute approach, conceptual approach, and case approach.
There are several provisions regarding refugees, but none have specifically
discussed the handling of refugees in Indonesia. The positive law of
immigration in Indonesia does not contain any special provisions (lex
specialis) for asylum seekers and refugees. Because Indonesia has not
ratified the 1951 Convention and 1967 Protocol, the Indonesian
government does not have the authority to deal with refugee problems. The
authority to handle refugees is given to international organizations such as
UNHCR which is a UN organization, IOM, ICRC and various other
organizations or NGOs engaged in the humanitarian sector. However, the
handling of this international organization has not been implemented
optimally due to obstacles.
