Jakarta – The commission overseeing legal and human rights issues at the House of Representatives selected Wednesday 11 applicants for membership of the National Commission for Human Rights from among 43 candidates.

The selections were made after a series of hearings with House Commission III chairman Trimedya Panjaitan, who announced the individuals to serve until 2012.

The new members are M. Ridha Saleh, Abdul Munir Mulkhan, Kabul Supriyadi, Hesti Ariwulan, Ahmad Baso, Saharudin Daming, Ifdhal Kasim, Nur Cholis, Syafruddin Ngulma Simeulue, Yoseph Adi Prasetyo and Johny Simanjuntak.

The House commission agreed that only 11 candidates met the criteria for commissionership in the rights body.

"The eleven were tasked with nominating 48 more candidates from which we will select 24 within two months," Trimedya said after the voting. Meanwhile, transgender candidate Yulianus Rettoblaut received one vote from Nursyahbani Katjasungkana from the National Awakening Party.