Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Innovation in Education, Science and Culture, ICIESC 2021, 31 August 2021, Medan, North Sumatera Province, Indonesia

Research Article

Responses of Communities Affected by the Sinabung Eruption to COVID-19: A Human Rights-Based Review

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.31-8-2021.2313813,
        author={Reh Bungana Beru Perangin-angin and Fazli  Rachman and Prayetno  Prayteno and Muhammad Fahmi Siregar and Majda El Muhtaj},
        title={Responses of Communities Affected by the Sinabung Eruption to COVID-19: A Human Rights-Based Review},
        proceedings={Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Innovation in Education, Science and Culture, ICIESC 2021, 31 August 2021, Medan, North Sumatera Province, Indonesia},
        publisher={EAI},
        proceedings_a={ICIESC},
        year={2021},
        month={11},
        keywords={human rights sinabung eruption covid-19},
        doi={10.4108/eai.31-8-2021.2313813}
    }
    
  • Reh Bungana Beru Perangin-angin
    Fazli Rachman
    Prayetno Prayteno
    Muhammad Fahmi Siregar
    Majda El Muhtaj
    Year: 2021
    Responses of Communities Affected by the Sinabung Eruption to COVID-19: A Human Rights-Based Review
    ICIESC
    EAI
    DOI: 10.4108/eai.31-8-2021.2313813
Reh Bungana Beru Perangin-angin1,*, Fazli Rachman1, Prayetno Prayteno1, Muhammad Fahmi Siregar1, Majda El Muhtaj1
  • 1: Department of Pancasila and Civic Education, Faculty of Social Sciences, Universitas Negeri Medan Jl. Willem Iskandar Pasar V Medan Estate, Medan City, 20221, Indonesia
*Contact email: rehbungana@unimed.ac.id

Abstract

The eruption of Mt. Sinabung has been going on for more than a decade. It has devastated homes, schools and agricultural lands. During this disaster, the emergence of COVID-19 has certainly increased to the multi-dimensional problems. This article analyzes the responses of the people of Karo Regency affected by the eruption of Sinabung to adapting the new normal of pandemic. This article is also focuses on the application of human rights-based approach to disaster management within the pandemic. The result indicates the lack of governmental bodies to understand and incorporate human rights-based approach into local policies including all efforts to protect people who are actually affected by the eruption and pandemic COVID-19 as well.