The Doctoral Program in Law at the University of Muhammadiyah Surakarta (PDIH UMS) on Sunday (13/03/2022) held a series of student service activities in collaboration with the PDM Law and Human Rights Council of Sragen Regency, Surakarta City Muhammadiyah Youth and the Man Intellectus Bonum (Macnum) Legal Studies Group. ) blended offline and online because the situation is still in the middle of the covid-19 pandemic.
This Student Service Series has the theme (Advocacy School: Creating a Legal Society). The Advocacy School is one of the efforts to educate the legal understanding of Muhammadiyah citizens. The purpose of the Advocacy School activity is to prepare the characteristics of Muhammadiyah citizens who are professional, have integrity and have concern for legal issues and social justice in carrying out Muhammadiyah’s mission, namely carrying out efforts to liberate, empower and advance the nation from backwardness to a more advanced Indonesia. prosperous, dignified and sovereign.
Prof. Dr. Absori, SH, M.Hum as the Head of S3-Legal Studies Study Program said that “If we look at the current legal reality, it seems that there is an inevitable turmoil, the number of cases of irregularities in the law is evidence of a setback in the legal process in Indonesia. Instead, it is used as a transactional tool by the stage holders in it who tend to suppress the weak, this has implications for the public to be afraid of the existing legal process, sometimes people are afraid to solve the problems they face through legal channels under the pretext of a complicated and expensive process”
Law No. 16 of 2011 concerning Legal Aid gives rights to the community, especially the less fortunate to be able to solve their problems for free (Prodeo) and one of those who get access to provide legal assistance is Muhammadiyah residents who are members of the Legal Aid Institute (LBH). Muhammad. Therefore, the implementation of this advocacy school will help provide intelligence related to legal aid mechanisms and advocacy for legal problems in the community. (Indra/Admin of PDIH UMS)
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