The quality of democracy and the situation of human rights in Indonesia in 2023 has decreased compared to the previous year according to various reports of independent institutions. Both are fundamental elements that are interrelated in the life of a country. The Human Rights Index 2023, which measures state performance in the protection, promotion, enforcement and fulfillment of human rights in Indonesia, recorded a decline in score to 3.2 on a scale of 1 to 7.1 Meanwhile, according to Komnas HAM's 2023 report, there were 5,301 complaint files received, of which more than half were allegations of human rights violations. The cases received were related to conflicts overgrarian conflicts, freedom of expression and opinion, unprofessional procedures by law enforcement officials, violations of religious freedom, neglect of the rights of vulnerable / marginalized groups and others. The report states that the most common perpetrators are the police, corporations, and local governments. The Journalist Safety Index 2023 report released by Tifa also notes that the police and government officials are ranked second and third as the parties most likely to commit violence against journalists.
Entering the final period of Jokowi's administration, there are several crucial notes from civil society organizations related to human rights issues. In line with some of the reports above, critical notes of human rights enforcement and protection issues include violations of civil liberties; the resolution of gross human rights violations that are not in accordance with universal human rights principles (for example the implementation of the Presidential Policy through PPHAM, the stagnation of the TRC Bill and human rights courts that do not fulfill a sense of justice); development approaches that ignore the rights of surrounding communities; various attacks on human rights defenders (including human rights activists, environmentalists and journalists); religious freedom of religious minorities and beliefs; the stagnation of security sector reform to violence and human rights violations that often occur in Papua. Some of these issues often occur due to policies or laws that limit and curb the human rights of citizens and are full of political interests of the authorities such as the ITE law, the Criminal Code Law, and the return of the role of the TNI to the civilian realm through the revision of the ASN Law. This is contrary to the reform mandate resulting from the struggle of civil society.
Similarly, at the local level, there are still a number of regions that implement discriminatory policies against women, religious minorities and beliefs. However, there are also a number of local initiatives that support the enforcement and protection of human rights of vulnerable groups and minorities, both initiatives from regional heads such as Human Rights Friendly Cities/Districts by establishing special regional policies to protect vulnerable groups and minorities as well as the efforts of communities and civil society organizations in protecting minority groups and promoting diversity and human rights.
The Tifa Foundation has for two decades supported efforts to fulfill the rights of vulnerable groups and minorities, victims of past human rights violations, and the protection of human rights defenders at the national and local levels. In 2024, the Tifa Foundation opens opportunities for cooperation with civil society organizations at the local level with a small grants scheme.small grants) to empower and encourage the fulfillment of the rights of vulnerable groups, minorities and victims of gross human rights violations.
Project achievement target
In order to "Encourage the fulfillment of rights and empowerment of vulnerable groups (minority groups and victims of human rights violations)", the Tifa Foundation invites the submission of project proposals that aim:
Tifa's strategic outcomes
The project proposed by prospective partners will contribute to the achievement of the Tifa Foundation outcome "Strengthening the civil society movement in voicing democracy and human rights and fighting all forms of injustice and authoritarianism". The expected results of this project can contribute to one of the Tifa Foundation's output targets, namely:
Scope of project activities of prospective partners
The activities that can be funded by the funding scheme include:
A. Organizations that Can Participate in Submitting Proposals:
All civil society/non-profit organizations that:
(1) has a legal document or legal status and (2) is registered/registered as an organization domiciled in the target working area(on the islands of Sumatra, Nusra (NTB, NTT), and Papua).
B. Possible Programs:
Tifa Foundation is interested in funding the proposal submitted with the following considerations:
C. Working Area
This grant is prioritized for local organization projects located on the islands of Sumatra, Nusra (NTB, NTT), and Papua.
D. Unfunded Programs:
Tifa Foundation will not fund proposals that: (1) are only intended to finance travel and individual participation in an event; (2) academic research that is not directly related to or contributes to advocacy efforts; (3) are submitted by local governments or central government agencies.
E. Program Period
Tifa Foundation will fund the proposed activities for a maximum duration of 12 (twelve) months.
F. Budget Size
This page contains guidelines that will help you to understand the procedures before you submit a proposal.
"HR1 - Organization Name", for proposals referring to the following Tifa Target Output(Improved fulfillment of the rights of vulnerable groups and minorities in accessing social protection.).
"HR2 - Name of Organization", for proposals referring to the following Tifa Target Output(Mechanisms for resolving cases of past human rights violations and fulfilling victims' rights are in place.).
"HR3 - Organization Name", for proposals referring to the following Tifa Target Outcome(Strengthened public pressure for the protection and fulfillment of the rights of religious and sexual minorities (LGBTIQ+).).
