The presence of abandoned coal mining pits in East Kalimantan has emerged as a significant issue negatively affecting both the environment and the local community. From 2011 to 2021, a recorded total of 40 individuals, mostly children, lost their lives due to sinking into these abandoned pits. Beyond the loss of human life, environmental degradation, air pollution, and water contamination have occurred as a consequence of irresponsible mining practices and inadequate post-mining environmental reclamation. Against this backdrop, this chapter aims to answer the following questions. First, how does the legislation regulate the mechanism of post-mining reclamation, particularly in delivering remedies to victims and affected citizens? Second, what social and solidarity movements exist for victims and affected citizens to access legal and non-legal remedies? The novelty of this research lies in its examination of the resistance against mining corporations and the state displayed by victims and their families pursuing their rights to remedy in the areas affected by mining operations, based on the implementation of the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) framework. Qualitative research methodology and descriptive analysis are employed, with a specific focus on the rights to remedy of victims in cases of human rights violations. The data collection process involves document analysis and case studies related to victims of former mining pits in Kalimantan. The data utilized in this study are derived from government reports, the National Commission on Human Rights, non-governmental organizations, legal documents, and relevant literature.

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The Socio-Ecological Crisis of Abandoned Coal Mining Pits in East Kalimantan: Efforts to Fight Injustice

  • Mirza Satria Buana,
  • Mochamad Felani Budi Hartanto,
  • Dian Andi Nur Aziz

摘要

The presence of abandoned coal mining pits in East Kalimantan has emerged as a significant issue negatively affecting both the environment and the local community. From 2011 to 2021, a recorded total of 40 individuals, mostly children, lost their lives due to sinking into these abandoned pits. Beyond the loss of human life, environmental degradation, air pollution, and water contamination have occurred as a consequence of irresponsible mining practices and inadequate post-mining environmental reclamation. Against this backdrop, this chapter aims to answer the following questions. First, how does the legislation regulate the mechanism of post-mining reclamation, particularly in delivering remedies to victims and affected citizens? Second, what social and solidarity movements exist for victims and affected citizens to access legal and non-legal remedies? The novelty of this research lies in its examination of the resistance against mining corporations and the state displayed by victims and their families pursuing their rights to remedy in the areas affected by mining operations, based on the implementation of the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) framework. Qualitative research methodology and descriptive analysis are employed, with a specific focus on the rights to remedy of victims in cases of human rights violations. The data collection process involves document analysis and case studies related to victims of former mining pits in Kalimantan. The data utilized in this study are derived from government reports, the National Commission on Human Rights, non-governmental organizations, legal documents, and relevant literature.