... when the UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to create a new humanrights body, Mr. Kofi Annan, the Secretary-General at the time,... ... world”. It is indeed a blessing that the HumanRightsCouncil has begun to prove itself quite capable of living up to ... ... the fact that the first cycle of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR), which has been hailed as the “crown jewel” of ... ... on sexual orientation and gender identity and bringing to the HRC’s attention the situation of women in prisons -- but also ...
... 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 and ... ... “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 ...
... 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 our accepted ...
... 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 ...