A viral video showing a group of (Universiti Teknologi Mara) UiTM students dressed in Ku Klux Klan (KKK) outfits was from an assignment aimed at raising awareness about global human rights issues, the university said.

In a statement today, UiTM said the video clip was recorded during an academic presentation by students at its Centre of Foundation Studies in Dengkil, Selangor, who were taking a subject called “Contemporary Global and Legal Issues”...