Komnas HAM plans branch office in Palu

Komnas HAM plans branch office in Palu

PALU, Central Sulawesi: The National Commission on Human
Rights (Komnas HAM) said on Monday it is exploring the
possibility of opening a representative office in Palu, Central
Sulawesi.

The new branch office would be responsible for monitoring and
dealing with human rights issues across Sulawesi island, deputy
Komnas HAM chairperson Zoemrotin K. Susilo said in Palu after
discussing the plan with Central Sulawesi Deputy Governor Rully
Lamdjido.

Zoemrotin said that in performing its duty of monitoring human
rights violations across the vast archipelagic country, her
commission faced geographic problems.

So far, Komnas HAM has established representative offices in
Papua, West Kalimantan, West Sumatra, Aceh and Maluku.

Apart from Palu, the commission is also planning to set up new
branch offices in the Riau Islands and East Nusa Tenggara,
Zoemrotin said.

She said that she hoped the Central Sulawesi administration
would provide offices for the new branch office in Palu.

Rully Lamdjido said his administration welcomed the plan.
--Antara