The Urgency of Legal Assistance for Victims from Vulnerable Groups in Indonesia from A Human Rights Perspective
Abstract
The issue of justice and respect for human rights applies not only to perpetrators of crimes, but also to victims of crime. Various data and research results show that the fulfillment of victims' rights has not been optimal, including their right to legal assistance, especially when victims come from vulnerable groups. The research method used is the normative juridical method with literature study. The result of this study is that the right to legal assistance for the poor who face the law is regulated to ensure the fulfillment of guarantees of fair legal certainty protection and equality before the law. Arrangements that reflect legal assistance in relation to human rights are seen in Article 3 paragraph (2) of Law No. 39 of 1999 concerning Human Rights. However, the Legal Aid Law is more perpetrator-oriented. In addition, the Legal Aid Law also only accommodates legal aid for the poor so that vulnerable groups have difficulty in obtaining legal aid.
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