... Secretary for Foreign Affairs and Acting Foreign Minister, attended the 26th Session of the HumanRights Council (HRC) in Gevena, Switzerland.
On 12 – 13 June 2014, Mr. Sihasak Phuangketkeow, Permanent... ... for HumanRights to explain the current situation on Thai politics, and to reaffirm Thailand’s commitment to the principles of the international humanrights obligation... ... implementation of recommendations and voluntary pledges under the first cycle of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2012 – 2014”, of which he highlighted Thailand’s...
Highlights of Thailand’s implementation of recommendations and voluntary pledges under the first cycle of the Universal Periodic Review 2012-2014 (Mid-term update)
1. Background
Thailand presented its first national report on the humanrights situation in the country at the 12th Session of the Universal Periodic Review ... ... Working Group. The report was adopted at the 19th Session of the HumanRights Council (HRC) in March 2012. Thailand received a total of 172 recommendations, 134 of which have...
... when the UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to create a new humanrights body, Mr. Kofi Annan, the Secretary-General at the time,... ... countries. Also significant is the fact that the first cycle of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR), which has been hailed as the “crown ... ... the Council forward and, as a member of the Council since 2010, Thailand itself has tried to be a responsible member by taking ... ... on sexual orientation and gender identity and bringing to the HRC’s attention the situation of women in prisons -- but also ...
... January 2012, H.E. Mr. Norachit Sinhaseni, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Thailand to the United Nations, duly authorized and empowered by the Royal Thai Government... ... commitments and voluntary pledges declared in its candidature for membership of the HumanRights Council (HRC) for the term 2010-2013. In addition, as part of the Thailand’s review under the HRC’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process in October 2011, Thailand announced a number...