Protection of Political Rights from a Human Rights Perspective

Abstract

The research aims to analyze the nature of political rights protection from a human rights perspective. This type of research is Research can generally be classified into two types, namely empirical sociological (field) research. The research results show that the essence of political rights protection from a human rights perspective is the fulfilment of the political rights of each individual in real terms as part of human rights. The essence of political rights must be fulfilled and protected by states as regulated in statutory regulations. The implementation of guarantees for the protection of political rights from a human rights perspective in Indonesia has experienced significant developments since the reform era. However, various challenges such as discrimination, money politics, political violence and violations of freedom of expression still need to be overcome. The role of the government, electoral institutions and civil society is very important to ensure that political rights are protected and fulfilled for all citizens without discrimination.