Indonesia is still in a transition period, and is facing various problems and barriers when it comes to human rights enforcement. On the one hand, there is still not full harmonization between the national legal system and international human rights instruments. On the other, there is also an inadequate understanding of what human rights are and how they can be upheld among many segments of the society.

In such situation, promotion of human rights not only requires the government’s attention, but also that of civil society including universities. Universities have a particularly strategic and crucial role in developing the human rights discourse and disseminating a conception of human rights that is consistent with both “rechtsstaat” principles, national and local cultural values, as well as international human rights standards.

Center for Human Rights Studies of the Islamic University of Indonesia is founded to play such a role, and seeks to disseminate human rights through various approaches. This website will provide you with the complete features of the institution.