PUTRAJAYA: Dr Farah Nini Dusuki, a senior lecturer at Universiti Malaya's Law faculty, has been appointed as the Children's Commissioner to the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) for a three-year term effective from March 8.
The appointment was announced by Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said.
"The government hopes that with the appointment of Farah Nini as Children's Commissioner, various children's issues that occur in Malaysia will be given more attention to ensure that the basic rights, as well as the safety and well-being of children in our country, are always protected," she said. Her research areas include legislation on criminal justice, child law, adolescent protection in sexual reproductive health issues as well as the implementation and enforcement of children's rights in Malaysia.
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