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the Rights of the Child.

These treaties have had an important impact on
Thailand on various occasions. For instance, Thailandûs
child protection law which establishes child protection

committees all over the country, is based upon the Child
Rights Convention, while a few years ago a Constitution

Court decision enabling women to choose to retain their
maiden name, instead of adopting the husbandûs name,
was partly inspired by the call for non-discrimination

under the Womenûs Rights Convention. 1

Naiyana Supapung, a commissioner of the National
Human Rights Commission, has clearly identified sexual
orientation as raising human rights issues. She spoke at a

seminar on violence against homosexual women in November,
2001, at which a representative of the lesbian group Anjaree

also spoke, as well as academics from Mahidol and Thammasat:

Naiyana Supapung, commissioner of the National

Human Rights Commission, said discrimination against
homosexuals could be considered a violation of the

Constitution.

1
Vitit Muntabhorn, A spirit of hope, even in adversity, Bangkok
Post, Saturday, December 9, 2006, 12.

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