Editorial photo #1658626 Social Issue

Refugee Crisis in Indonesia

The Hands of SALIM a 37 Years Old refugee from Syria. He was waiting for over 5 years in Indonesia that have to left his 4 children in Turki with his parrents, left by his wife and no money left. He get the help from NGO in Indonesia for clothes and money. His request to go to America was rejected withour further explanation. His hope still high to cacth his dream working in USA. Refugees, asylum seekers or those displaced internally – was at an estimated 65.3 million by the end of 2015. In Indonesia A total of 13,829 persons of concern (refugees and asylum‐seekers) as of 29 February 2016. President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has just signed a presidential regulation (Perpres) on asylum seekers, detailing protocols for how to treat those who land on the nation’s shores to escape life-threatening events in their homelands. The newly issued protocols, signed on Dec. 31, would help the government assist the more than 14,000 refugees and asylum seekers who have long been overlooked since entering Indonesia, which is not a signatory to the United Nations’ 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees. (Photo by Donal Husni/NurPhoto)