The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) recorded a significant increase in the number of complaints regarding alleged human rights violations throughout 2025. In its Annual Report released in Jakarta, the institution received a total of 3,003 complaints, a figure indicating an increase compared to the previous year's record of 2,305 cases.
Chairperson of Komnas HAM, Anis Hidayah, highlighted that the main challenge in human rights enforcement throughout 2025 lay in the wide gap between the acceleration of the national development agenda and the real implementation of human rights principles. According to Anis, socio-political dynamics following the new administration triggered rising public demands for justice, state accountability, and higher quality democratic standards.
The data details that 2,670 complaints were submitted through the central secretariat in Jakarta, while the remaining 333 were received through six regional representative offices. After undergoing formal and material verification stages, Komnas HAM carried out various follow-up actions, ranging from monitoring processes for 472 cases, mediation for 90 cases, to issuing 65 official recommendations and providing legal opinions (amicus curiae).
The institution's analysis shows that the Indonesian National Police (Polri) remains the most reported entity with 805 complaints, followed by the corporate sector with 479 reports and individuals with 331 complaints. In addition, local governments and ministries were also among the entities with high complaint numbers, reflecting the complexity of human rights issues involving both state and non-state actors.
Geographically, alleged human rights violation events were spread across Indonesia, with the highest concentration in DKI Jakarta, West Java, and North Sumatra provinces. Komnas HAM emphasized that it will continue to oversee these reports as part of its commitment to maintaining the rule of law and human dignity amid the national political transition.
