... one time sat where he is sitting now, I know how demanding the task can be. Rest assured that you have Thailand’s fullest support.
Statement
by
H.E. Mr. Sihasak Phuangketkeow
Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand
at the High-level Segment of the 25th Session of the HumanRights Council
Geneva, 6 March 2014
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Madam Deputy High Commissioner,
Excellencies,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
I would like to begin by extending my warmest congratulations to the President of the Council, Ambassador Baudelaire Ndong Ella of Gabon....
... with Ms. Navanethem Pillay, UN High Commissioner for HumanRights, on the sidelines of the High Level Segment of the Council’s 19
th
Session, the latter congratulated Foreign Minister Surapong on Thailand’s achievements in promoting and protecting humanrights. During Thailand’s Presidency of the HumanRights Council, it encouraged the Council to work closely with all stakeholders and led the crucial exercise of reviewing the Council’s work. The country not only strengthened the rights of vulnerable groups -- through ...
... remarks at the opening ceremony of the Leaders’ Segment of the commemoration of 75th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of HumanRights #UDHR75 on 12 December 2023 and the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs’ announcement of Thailand’s humanrights pledges. DG also highlighted recent humanrights development in Thailand and outlined priorities that Thailand wishes to push forward in its campaign for the HumanRights Council (HRC) for the term 2025-2027.
The International HumanRights Day ...
... anniversary of the Universal Declaration of HumanRights (UDHR) and the 30th anniversary of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister reiterated Thailand’s commitment in the promotion and protection of humanrights. He also shared some of Thailand’s good practices, including the promotion of the right to health, Universal Health Coverage (UHC), Bio-Circular-Green Economy (BCG), the strengthening of national humanrights infrastructure, open and constructive dialogues and engagement with ...
... for peace, as development and humanrights cannot be realized without peace and security.
In addition, the Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs also met with Mr. Volker Türk, the UN High Commissioner for HumanRights and discussed issues on the humanrights situations in the world and development in Thailand, as well as cooperation between Thailand and the Office of the High Commissioner for HumanRights (OHCHR). The Advisor of the Minister of Foreign Affairs also reaffirmed Thailand’s commitment to advance the promotion and protection of human ...
... at the core of its policy agenda and gives priorities to addressing inequalities, supporting the most vulnerable, and responding to new and emerging challenges, as well as promoting sustainable development, and aligning domestic legal frameworks with humanrights instruments that Thailand is a party to. Thailand also looks forward to welcoming the country visits of the United Nations High Commissioner for HumanRights, the Special Rapporteur on the right to health, and the Working Group on discrimination against women and girls ...
... Mr. Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand, joined the international community in celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of HumanRights (UDHR), by announcing Thailand’s humanrights pledges. Thailand’s five pledges are summarised as follows:
(1) advancing humanrights commitments and actions by ratifying the ICPPED, promoting the efficiency of the justice process and advancing gender equality;
(2) upgrading national ...
... Commission on the Status of Women (CSW).
The 59
th
Session of the CSW to be convened in March 2015 will mark 20
th
Anniversary of the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. The endorsement for such distinguished position has reaffirmed Thailand’s active role in working toward the advancement of the rights of women as well as the protection and promotion of humanrights, which is well recognized by the international community and the Asia-Pacific countries in particular.
The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is a functional commission of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). It ...
Introduction
Cuba
Viet Nam
China
Algeria
Indonesia
Myanmar
Malaysia
Lao
Brunei Darussalam
Cambodia
Singapore
NHRI Thailand
Association for the Prevention of Torture, Ms. Marcellene Hearn
HumanRights Watch, Mr. Philippe Dam
Asian Forum for HumanRights and Development, Mr. Akanit Horatanakun
Asian Legal Resource Centre, Mr. Norman Voss
IIMA, Joint statement:- Istituto Internazionale Maria Ausiliatrice delle Salesiane di Don Bosco;- International ...
... drafting/ amending laws to be in line with the Convention and subsequently proposing a draft Act to the Cabinet for its consideration.
The Convention on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance is one of the nine core international humanrights treaties. Thailand is currently party to 7 core treaties, namely:
(1) International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)
(2) International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR)
(3) Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination ...