PERAN ORGANISASI NON PEMERINTAH “SUAKA” DALAM MENANGANI PERMASALAHAN PENGUNGSI DAN PENCARI SUAKA DI INDONESIA

This thesis research about the role of SUAKA in handling the problem of refugees and asylum seekers in Indonesia. The problem in this thesis is that SUAKA as a Non-governmental organization (NGO) has not mandate to provide international protection and permanent solutions based on the convention on Refugee Status. The research methods performed with normative method which referred to library riset on positive legal norms regarding legislation and international agreements, additional sources of literature that have relevance to this problem and also supported by interviewing the persons involved. From the data analysis the conclusion was done by deductive methods it would be concluded that the concrete steps they had done including giving advocate the upholding of human rights of refugees and asylum seekers in Indonesia, legal education and consulting, provide legal aid for refugees involved in domestic legal issues and also increase public awareness about refugee issues with the aim of expanding the network, so that other NGOs including the community can participate in helping the problems of refugees and asylum seekers in Indonesia. Therefore, the authors provide a suggestion related to this case for government, the private sector and civil society