Keadilan bagi Aliran Kepercayan: Studi tentang Sikap Aparatur Pemerintah Daerah terhadap Kepercayaan Orang Rimba Bukit Dua Belas Provinsi Jambi

Abstract

After the issuance of the Constitutional Court's decision on the flow of trust in relation to the population administration law in November 2017, it required the government to make changes, especially to the Identity Card column. However, because this decision has not been properly socialized at the local level, the local government still lists islam for believers and there are even ID cards that are vacated by their religion. Another problem that arises is the large number of Orang Rimba who do not have an ID card because their lives are still nomadic so they are considered to have no place to live. Whereas for the Orang Rimba the forest is home to them. This research uses qualitative methods. Data were obtained using interview, observation and documentation techniques. This research was carried out in several Orang Rimba rombongs whose distribution includes Tebo, Batanghari and Sarolangun Regencies, and several areas traveled through cross-Sumatra such as Merangin Regency. The results showed some of the injustices experienced by orang rimba including being often bullied and made fun of in schools for adhering to a faith stream. The absence of Orang Rimba who have an ID card causes them to be unable to enjoy the facilities provided by the state such as the Smart Indonesia Card, BPJS, and Cash Direct Assistance as during this pandemic. For this reason, it is necessary to socialize the decisions produced by the Constitutional Court so that the community and local governments know about it and can carry out policies on the rights that must be possessed by the Orang Rimba.