Nearly six years ago when the UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to create a new humanrights body, Mr. Kofi Annan, the Secretary-General at the time,
Nearly six years ... ... humanrights around the world”. It is indeed a blessing that the HumanRightsCouncil has begun to prove itself quite capable of living up to its mandate, for example... ... Also significant is the fact that the first cycle of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR), which has been hailed as the “crown jewel” of the HumanRightsCouncil...
... would like to begin by extending my warmest congratulations to the President of the Council, Ambassador Baudelaire Ndong Ella of Gabon. Having at one time sat where he... ... Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand
at the High-level Segment of the 25th Session of the HumanRightsCouncil
Geneva, 6 March 2014
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Madam Deputy High Commissioner,
Excellencies... ... hundred recommendations. Capacity building must therefore be part and parcel of the UPR process.
The voluntary mid-term update is also important. It should not be about...
... Sihasak Phuangketkeow, Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs and Acting Foreign Minister, attended the 26th Session of the HumanRightsCouncil (HRC) in Gevena, Switzerland.
On 12 – 13 June 2014, Mr. Sihasak Phuangketkeow, Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs ... ... “Thailand’s implementation of recommendations and voluntary pledges under the first cycle of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2012 – 2014”, of which he highlighted Thailand’s three years progress on the UPR. The UPR serves as the HRC’s reviewing ...
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 (UPR) Working Group. The report was adopted at the 19th Session of the HumanRightsCouncil (HRC) in March 2012. Thailand received a total of 172 recommendations, 134 of which have been accepted in whole or in part. In addition, Thailand also made 8 voluntary pledges on the promotion and protection of humanrights.
The Cabinet approved ...
... of the implementation of Thailand’s commitments and voluntary pledges declared in its candidature for membership of the HumanRightsCouncil (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 of voluntary pledges, which included signing the Convention on the Protection ...