Our faculty from the five universities are prominent experts in the field human rights and democratisation. Get to know who they are here.
Dr. Michael George hayes
Program Director and Chair, Institute of Human Rights and Peace Studies, Mahidol University, Thailand
PhD Cultural and Communication Studies, Wollongong University
Research and expertise: Development, media, international relations, protection mechanisms, Southeast Asian politics, human rights education
michael.ger@mahidol.ac.th
Dr. Bencharat Sae Chua
Assistant Programme Director, Institute of Human Rights and Peace Studies, Mahidol University, Thailand
PhD Politics, La Trobe University
Research and expertise: Social movements, citizenship
benonn@gmail.com
Dr. Abdul Gaffar Karim
Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia
PhD Political Science, Universitas Gadjah Mada
Research and expertise: Populism, social welfare, citizenship
agkarim@ugm.ac.id
Prof. Amparita de los Santos-Sta. Maria
Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines
LL.M., University of Toronto
Research and expertise: Human rights, family law, women’s eights
Dr. Claus Meyer
Institute of Human Rights and Peace Studies, Mahidol University, Thailand
PhD History and Civilization, European University Institute
Research and expertise: Historical slave studies, human trafficking, and modern-day slavery.
claus.mey@mahidol.ac.th
Dr. Coeli Barry
Institute of Human Rights and Peace Studies, Mahidol University, Thailand
PhD Comparative Government, Cornell University
Research and expertise: Culture and rights, politics, history, theory of rights
coeli.bar@mahidol.ac.th
Prof. Geeta Pathak Sangroula
Kathmandu School of Law, Nepal
LLM Human Rights, University of Hong Kong
Research and expertise:
Dr. Kalana Senaratne
University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
PhD International Law, University of Hong Kong
Research and expertise: International human rights law
Prof. Kapil Shrestha
Kathmandu School of Law, Nepal
MA Political Science, Tribhuvan University
Research and expertise:
Dr. Mark Peter Capaldi
Institute of Human Rights and Peace Studies, Mahidol University, Thailand
PhD in Human Rights and Peace Studies, Mahidol University
Research and expertise: Child rights, sexual exploitation, migration, human trafficking
mpcapaldi1502@gmail.com
Dr. Naazima Kamardeen
University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
PhD Law, University of Colombo
Research and expertise: Public law, intellectual property law, cultural property law
Dr.Naparat Kranrattanasuit
Institute of Human Rights and Peace Studies, Mahidol University, Thailand
SJD, American University Washington College of Law
Research and expertise: Human trafficking, international human rights law
knaparata@gmail.com
Dr. Purwo Santoso
Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia
PhD Political Science, London School of Economics
Research and expertise: Governance, public policy
Assoc. Prof. Ryan Jeremiah Quan
Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines
JD, Ateneo de Manila University
Research and expertise: International human rights Law, labor law, gender issues and women’s rights, international environmental law, human trafficking
Dr. Vachararutai Boontinand
Institute of Human Rights and Peace Studies, Mahidol University, Thailand
PhD in Human Rights and Peace Studies, Mahidol University
Research and expertise: Oppression and resistance, transitional justice, structural and cultural violence, human rights of non-citizens, the human right to play, business and human rights, and human rights in Burma/Myanmar
vachararutai.boo@mahidol.ac.th
Dr. Yanuar Sumarlan
Institute of Human Rights and Peace Studies, Mahidol University, Thailand
PhD Social Sciences, Chiang Mai University
Research and expertise: Military/conflict and history, ethnic group resistance, Southeast Asia historiography and politics, Asian law and economy, statistics, and civil society
yanuar.sum@mahidol.ac.th