Human rights postgrad school opens

Human rights postgrad school opens

JAKARTA: In a bid to improve understanding of human rights and
democracy in a practical sense, the Jakarta-based Pelita Harapan
University launched on Monday a postgraduate program on human
rights.

"Hopefully we can contribute our ideas to the wider world and
carry out analysis and comparison on human rights and democracy
as universal values," chairman of the university's board of
advisers to the rector, Willi Toisuta, said.

The first class will begin next year. Indonesia is the second
country to open the program after Thailand.

At the launch ceremony, Minister of Justice and Human Rights
Yusril Ihza Mahendra invited other universities to participate in
the effort to enhance people's awareness of the protection and
promotion of human rights. -- JP