Decree on rights members out soon

JAKARTA: President Megawati is likely to sign a presidential decree on the appointment of members of the National Commission for Human Rights (Komnas HAM) after she returns from her upcoming overseas trip.

Deputy Cabinet Secretary Erman Radjaguguk said on Thursday that his office had finished drafting the decree and presented it to Cabinet Secretary Bambang Kesowo.

"I think the president will sign it soon after she returns," Erman said.

Megawati is to leave for a two-week overseas trip on Sunday.

Analysts have criticized the selection of new Komnas HAM members by the House of Representatives after noted human rights activists failed to be appointed. -- JP