Rights body assigns 7 officials

Rights body assigns 7 officials

JAYAPURA, Papua: Head of the National Commission on Human
Rights (Komnas HAM), Abdul Hakim Garuda Nusantara, appointed
seven representatives for Papua province here on Monday.

The seven new members who will serve a three-year term from
2005 to 2008, are Reverend Freddy Toam, Friets Ramandey, Abina
Wasanggai, Albert Rumbekwan, Sandra Mambrasar, Juhari and Yance
Waropen. The commission will be funded from the provincial and
state budgets.

Abdul Hakim said Law No. 29/1999, Article 79 Paragraph 4,
enabled Komnas HAM to set up a representative office in the
province to provide services to the public and settle human
rights problems previously handled at the central level.

"Through decentralization, we hope that the local human rights
problems can be resolved based on the local culture and customs,"
said Abdul Hakim. --JP