KONSTITUSIONALITAS TANGGUNG JAWAB NEGARA DALAM MELINDUNGI PEMBELA HAK ASASI MANUSIA

After the amendment of 1999-2002, the Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia 1945 (UUD NRI 1945) as the constitution has contained material or substance more complete to the protection of human rights (human rights) than before the amendment. This is however a commitment of the state to qualify the existence of Indonesia as a state of Pancasila law that embraces constitutional democracy. In the epicentre of human rights protection, including how the state's responsibility in protecting human rights defenders. However, in contrast to what is regulated in the text of the constitution, in practice as revealed in the report of the Institute for Public Studies and Advocacy (ELSAM) noted that during 2019, there have been 27 cases of violence against environmental defenders with the spread of cases reaching 14 provinces and 24 districts and resulted in 127 individuals and 50 groups of Environmental Human Rights Defenders being victimized. This study aims to describe and review how the responsibility of the state in protecting human rights defenders constitutionally. The research method used is normative research with qualitative analysis approach, where data collection is done through literature studies. The result of this research is that Indonesia as the state of Pancasila law has constitutionally mandated the state (government) to specifically protect human rights defenders. By protecting human rights defenders, the state is not only implementing the constitution as the substance of living law, but also as an effort to promote universal human dignity and dignity.