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

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.