... all persons in Thailand from enforced disappearance.
The signing of the Convention can be seen as part of the implementation of Thailand’s commitments and voluntary pledges declared in its candidature for membership of the Human Rights 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 of voluntary pledges, which included signing the Convention on ...
... stakeholders and led the crucial exercise of reviewing the Council’s work. The country not only strengthened the rights of vulnerable groups -- through the support of the first resolution on sexual orientation and gender identity and bringing to the HRC’s attention the situation of women in prisons -- but also initiated a resolution to build common ground on the value of technical cooperation in enhancing human rights at the national level.
The development of the Council’s more assertive and ...