The Presidential Regulation No. 125 of 2016 concerning the Treatment of Refugees (PR) was a promising step to a better humanitarian response for refugees and asylum seekers arriving in Indonesia. It also provided a much-needed legal framework to validate refugees’ presence and to ground civil -society organizations’ advocacy on their behalf. However, a closer look at the PR and earlier drafts of the document shows serious compromises that: (1) reproduce the notion that refugees are only transiting in Indonesia; (2) frame refugees as passive objects, failing to recognize them as subjects with rights; and (3) prioritize security concerns that position refugees at odds with Indonesian society (masyarakat). Using the “What’s the Problem Represented to be” approach, this article highlights what is included and excluded from the PR and how it falls short of guaranteeing meaningful protection for refugees while living in Indonesia.

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难民代表什么？2016年总统令第125号关于“来自国外”的难民待遇的框架分析

2016 年关于难民待遇 (PR) 的第 125 号总统条例是为抵达印度尼西亚的难民和寻求庇护者提供更好人道主义响应的一个有希望的步骤。它还提供了一个急需的法律框架来验证难民的存在并为民间社会组织代表他们进行宣传奠定基础。然而，仔细研究 PR 和文件的早期草稿会发现严重的妥协：（1）再现难民仅在印度尼西亚过境的概念；（二）把难民当成被动客体，不承认他们是有权利的主体；(3) 优先考虑使难民与印度尼西亚社会格格不入的安全问题（马夏拉卡特）。使用“问题是什么”的方法，本文重点介绍了 PR 中包含和排除的内容，以及它如何未能保证在印度尼西亚生活期间为难民提供有意义的保护。