... Sihasak Phuangketkeow, Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs and Acting Foreign Minister, attended the 26th Session of the HumanRights Council (HRC) in Gevena, Switzerland.
On 12 – 13 June 2014, Mr. Sihasak Phuangketkeow, Permanent Secretary for Foreign ... ... 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 ...
Highlights of Thailand’s implementation of recommendations and voluntary 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 HumanRights Council (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 ...
... 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... ... process of reform gaining momentum.
Fourth, we have to work together in making the Universal Periodic Review – the so-called crown jewel of the Council – more... ... hundred recommendations. Capacity building must therefore be part and parcel of the UPR process.
The voluntary mid-term update is also important. It should not be about...
Nearly six years ago when the UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to create a new humanrights body, Mr. Kofi Annan, the Secretary-General at the time,
Nearly six years ago when the UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly ... ... situation in Syria which is of highest concern for a number of countries. Also significant is the fact that the first cycle of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR), which has been hailed as the “crown jewel” of the HumanRights Council, would be completed during this current ...