On 12 – 13 June 2014, Mr. 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 ... ... for Human Rights to explain the current situation on Thai politics, and to reaffirm Thailand’s commitment to the principles of the international human rights obligation...
... when the UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to create a new human rights body, Mr. Kofi Annan, the Secretary-General at the ... ... ongoing 19
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Session of the Council which runs from 27 February to 23 March 2012 will allow further discussion and debate on the human ... ... 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 ...
... ensure the protection of 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 the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance....