This study aims to describe the form of hegemony and the impact of
hegemony on human rights violations contained in the Laut Bercerita novel by Leila
S. Chudori. This is descriptive qualitative research. The data source in this research is
Laut Bercerita novel by Leila S. Chudori. While the data in this study are words,
phrases, and sentences in the Laut Bercerita novel by Leila S. Chudori which contains
the form of hegemony and the impact of hegemony on human rights violations. The
sociology of literature approach was used in this study. The technique of reading and
taking notes were used to collect the data. Triangulation theory was used as the data
validation and critical discourse analysis was used as the data analysis technique. The
results of this research show that (1) the form of hegemony contained in the novel
Laut Bercerita by Leila S. Chudori includes: (a) Repressive State Apparatus which is
used by the New Regime authorities and unscrupulous persons to give emphasis to the
lowerclass people, using judges, police, and army. (b) Ideological State Apparatus
used by the power of the New Regime to maintain power and existence through the
political system, campaigns, and mass media. (2) The impact of hegemony on
violations of human rights include (a) murder, (b) deprivation of liberty, (c) torture,
(d) enforced disappearance.