Khoo Ying Hooi

Khoo Ying Hooi, PhD is an Associate Professor at Universiti Malaya whose research focuses on human rights and democracy in Southeast Asia, with particular attention to civil society, domestic politics in Malaysia and Timor-Leste, and regional geopolitics. She also works extensively on human rights education and academic freedom, examining how shifting power dynamics shape rights discourses, civic spaces, and institutional contestations.