Cybertorture: Transformation of Humanitarian Crime and Development of Normative Construction in Indonesia

Abstract

The development and social transformation of technology has had an impact on changes in the types and forms of violence and even torture aimed as an instrument of terror, punishment and even extermination. The practice of cybertorture has not become a popular narrative or discourse in Indonesia even though it has been realized about the serious impact, especially on psychological, mental and social aspects. Such actions are part of crimes against humanity and violations of human rights. This study aims to further examine the concepts, characteristics and efforts to develop law enforcement based on the perspective of human rights and civil and political rights. There are 2 problematic issues in this paper, namely 1. What are the concepts and characteristics of cybertortortue; 2. What are the opportunities for the development of Cybertortue law enforcement in Indonesia? Literature study (library research) is used as a method to examine existing concepts and legal materials so that an analytical description can be produced that can answer the problems posed. The study concluded that Cybertorture is a new type of torture that is intentionally carried out in the cyber space to provide pain, in the form of threats to physical, psychological, bullying, sexual violence, or other inhumane acts of torture, causing severe mental, psychological, social and physical suffering. Cybertorture is a new form of torture that has the potential to continue to grow, but there is no serious and focused legal politics to tackle it. It is necessary to further develop strategies and approaches in law enforcement instruments in Indonesia with a human rights perspective and victim protection.