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(b) The Department for the Protection of Rights and Liberties under the Ministry
of Justice;

(c) The National Reconciliation Commission, seeking peaceful solutions to the
situation in the southern provinces; and

(d) The National Child Protection Committee and provincial child protection
committees.

5. The Committee welcomes the enactment of the Child Protection Act.

6. The Committee notes with appreciation the adoption of the National Plan of Action on
Human Rights.

C. Principal subjects of concern and recommendations

7. The Committee notes that some of the declarations made at the time of the accession by
Thailand amount to reservations, and regrets their maintenance (article 2 of the Covenant).

The State party should consider the withdrawal of such declarations.

8. The Committee notes that the Covenant has not been fully incorporated into domestic law
and that its provisions are not in practice invoked in courts of law unless they have been
specifically incorporated by legislation (art. 2).

The State party should guarantee the effective protection of all rights enshrined in
the Covenant and ensure that they are fully respected and enjoyed by all.

9. While welcoming the important work of the National Human Rights Commission in the
promotion and protection of human rights, the Committee is concerned that many of its
recommendations to the relevant authorities have not been implemented. The Committee is also
concerned about the lack of sufficient resources allocated to the Commission (art. 2).

The State party should ensure that recommendations of the National Human
Rights Commission are given full and serious follow-up. It should also ensure that
the Commission is endowed with sufficient resources to enable it effectively to
discharge all of its mandated activities in accordance with the Principles relating to
the status of national institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights
(the Paris Principles) (General Assembly resolution 48/134).

10. The Committee is concerned at the persistent allegations of serious human rights
violations, including widespread instances of extrajudicial killings and ill-treatment by the
police and members of armed forces, illustrated by incidents such as the Tak Bai incident
in October 2004, the Krue Se mosque incident on 28 April 2004 and the extraordinarily large
number of killings during the “war on drugs” which began in February 2003. Human rights
defenders, community leaders, demonstrators and other members of civil society continue to be