... March 2012 will allow further discussion and debate on the humanrights and humanitarian 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 HumanRightsCouncil, would be completed during this current session.
The contributions of individual member states have been crucial in moving the Council forward and, as a member of the Council since 2010, Thailand itself has tried to be a responsible member by ...
... together in making the Universal Periodic Review – the so-called crown jewel of the Council – more effective.
We are now entering the second cycle of the review.... ... 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... ... and need assistance and capacity building.
Last but not least, we should consider how humanrights should be reflected in the Post-2015 Development Agenda.
Humanrights- based...
... of which he highlighted Thailand’s three years progress on the UPR. The UPR serves as the HRC’s reviewing mechanism on overall humanrights situation. Thailand is scheduled to present the report of the national UPR at the second cycle of the 25th UPR Working Group in 2016.
Mr. Phuangketkeow, who was former President of the HumanRightsCouncil for 2010 – 2011, took part in the debate on the HumanRights Mainstreaming in the Post - 2015 Development Agenda with Presidents of the HumanRights (5th – 8th Cycle), of which Thailand and the Permanent Representatives of Gabon, Poland and ...
... 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 ...
... 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 ...