... Sihasak Phuangketkeow, Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs and Acting Foreign Minister, attended the 26th Session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) in Gevena, Switzerland.
On 12 – 13 June 2014, Mr. Sihasak Phuangketkeow, Permanent Secretary for ... ... parallel activities on “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 ...
... Thailand
at the High-level Segment of the 25th Session of the Human Rights Council
Geneva, 6 March 2014
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Madam Deputy ... ....
Human rights represent the challenge of our time. Since the Universal Declaration on Human Rights, we have made progress in ... ... momentum.
Fourth, we have to work together in making the Universal Periodic Review – the so-called crown jewel of the Council – ... ... recommendations. Capacity building must therefore be part and parcel of the UPR process.
The voluntary mid-term update is also important. It ...