APMA, The Master’s Programme in Human Rights and Democratisation in Asia Pacific
Lecturers and Staff
![Dr. Suphatmet Yunyasit](files/eiuc/apma/lecturers/Suphatmet_Yunyasit_gchumanrights.jpg)
Program Chair, Institute of Human Rights and Peace Studies, Mahidol University, Thailand
Dr. Suphatmet Yunyasit
Ph.D in Anthropology and Sociology
Research and expertise: Conflict transformation in Thailand and Southeast Asian contexts, inter-ethnic/religious and majority-minority interaction in multicultural society, freedom of religion or belief (FoRB), and cultural rights of minority groups
![Dr. Michael George Hayes - Global Campus](files/eiuc/apma/lecturers/Mike_Hayes_gchumanrights.jpg)
Program Director, Institute of Human Rights and Peace Studies, Mahidol University, Thailand
Dr. Michael George Hayes
PhD Cultural and Communication Studies, Wollongong University
Research and expertise: Development, media, international relations, protection mechanisms, Southeast Asian politics, human rights education.
![Dr. Bencharat Sae Chua - Global Campus](files/eiuc/apma/lecturers/Bencharat_Sae_Chua_gchumanrights.jpg)
Institute of Human Rights and Peace Studies, Mahidol University, Thailand
Dr. Bencharat Sae Chua
PhD Politics, La Trobe University
Research and expertise: Social movements, citizenship.
![Dr. Coeli Barry - Global Campus](files/eiuc/apma/lecturers/Coeli_Barry_gchumanrights.jpg)
Institute of Human Rights and Peace Studies, Mahidol University, Thailand
Dr. Coeli Barry
PhD Comparative Government, Cornell University
Research and expertise: Culture and rights, politics, history, theory of rights.
![Dr. Vachararutai Boontinand - Global Campus](files/eiuc/apma/lecturers/Vachararutai_Boontinand2023_gchumanrights.jpg)
Institute of Human Rights and Peace Studies, Mahidol University, Thailand
Dr. Vachararutai Boontinand
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.
![Dr. Mark Peter Capaldi - Global Campus](files/eiuc/apma/lecturers/Mark_Peter_Capaldi_gchumanrights.jpg)
University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
Dr. Mark Peter Capaldi
PhD in Human Rights and Peace Studies, Mahidol University
Research and expertise: Child rights, sexual exploitation, migration, human trafficking.
![Dr. Naazima Kamardeen - Global Campus](files/eiuc/apma/lecturers/Naazima_Kamardeen_gchumanrights.jpg)
University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
Dr. Naazima Kamardeen
PhD Law, University of Colombo
Research and expertise: Public law, intellectual property law, cultural property law.
![Professor Wasantha Seneviratne - Global Campus](files/eiuc/apma/lecturers/Wasantha_Seneviratne-gchumanrights.jpg)
Department of Public & International Law, Faculty of Law, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
Professor Wasantha Seneviratne
Research and expertise: International Law, Human Rights Law and Humanitarian Law
![Dr. Abdul Gaffar Karim - Global Campus](files/eiuc/apma/lecturers/Abdul_Gaffar_Karim-gchumanrights.jpg)
Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia
Dr. Abdul Gaffar Karim
PhD Political Science, Universitas Gadjah Mada
Research and expertise: Populism, social welfare, citizenship.
![Dr.Naparat Kranrattanasuit - Global Campus](files/eiuc/apma/lecturers/Naparat_Kranrattanasuit_gchumanrights.jpg)
Institute of Human Rights and Peace Studies, Mahidol University, Thailand
Dr.Naparat Kranrattanasuit
SJD, American University Washington College of Law
Research and expertise: Human trafficking, international human rights law.
![Assoc. Prof. Ryan Jeremiah Quan - Global Campus](files/eiuc/apma/lecturers/Ryan_Jeremiah_Quan_gchumanrights.jpg)
Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines
Assoc. Prof. Ryan Jeremiah Quan
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.
![Prof. Geeta Pathak Sangroula - Global Campus](files/eiuc/apma/lecturers/Geeta_Pathak_Sangroula_gchumanrights.jpg)
Kathmandu School of Law, Nepal
Prof. Geeta Pathak Sangroula
LLM Human Rights, University of Hong Kong
![Ravi Prakash Vyas - Global Campus](files/eiuc/apma/lecturers/Ravi_Prakash_Vyas_gchumanrights.jpg)
Kathmandu School of Law, Nepal
Asst. Prof. Ravi Prakash Vyas
Research and expertise: International Law, Human Rights, International Relations, International Organizations, Asian Legal Studies
![Dr. Purwo Santoso - Global Campus](files/eiuc/apma/lecturers/Purwo_Santoso_gchumanrights.jpg)
Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia
Dr. Purwo Santoso
PhD Political Science, London School of Economics
Research and expertise: Governance, public policy.
![Dr. Kalana Senaratne - Global Campus](files/eiuc/apma/lecturers/Kalana_Senaratne_gchumanrights.jpg)
University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
Dr. Kalana Senaratne
PhD International Law, University of Hong Kong
Research and expertise: International human rights law.
![Prof. Amparita de los Santos-Sta. Maria - Global Campus](files/eiuc/apma/lecturers/Amparita de_los_Santos_Sta_Maria_gchumanrights.jpg)
Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines
Prof. Amparita de los Santos-Sta. Maria
LL.M., University of Toronto
Research and expertise: Human rights, family law, women's eights.
![Dr. Yanuar Sumarlan - Global Campus](files/eiuc/apma/lecturers/Yanuar_Sumarlan_gchumanrights.jpg)
Institute of Human Rights and Peace Studies, Mahidol University, Thailand
Dr. Yanuar Sumarlan
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.