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AICHR Representatives 2022 - 2024

H.E. Prof. Amara Pongsapich Ph.D

Thailand

H.E. Prof. Dr. Amara Pongsapich

Education:

  • D. in Anthropology, University of Washington, Seattle, U.S.A.
  • A. in Anthropology, University of Washington, Seattle, U.S.A.
  • A. in Anthropology, University of California, Davis, U.S.A.

 

Career:

  • 2019-2021: Representative of Thailand to ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights
  • 2009-2015: Chair of the National Human Rights Commission of Thailand.
  • 2007-2008: Chair of the Sub-committee on Consumers Rights, Office of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission of Thailand.
  • 2006-2009: Director of the Center for Peace and Conflict Studies, Chulalongkorn University.
  • 2002-2006: Dean of the Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University.
  • 1993-1996: Vice President for Research, Chulalongkorn University.
  • 1990-1996: Board Member of the United Nations International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (INSTRAW).
  • 1989-1991: Board Member of the National Commission on Women’s Affairs of Thailand.
  • 1987-93, 1997-2002: Director of the Social Research Institute, Chulalongkorn University.
  • 1974-2006: Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University.
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