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The State party must take measures to immediately halt and protect against
harassment and attacks against human rights defenders and community leaders.
The State party must systematically investigate all reported instances of
intimidation, harassment and attacks and guarantee effective remedies to victims
and their families.

20. Notwithstanding the serious efforts undertaken by the State party to address the issue of
trafficking in persons, including the establishment in March 2005 of the National Committee on
Prevention and Suppression of Human Trafficking, and while welcoming the planned enactment
of the new law on human trafficking, the Committee remains concerned that Thailand is a major
country of origin, transit and destination for trafficking in persons for purposes of sexual
exploitation and forced labour. The Committee is also concerned that child prostitution remains
widespread. The Committee notes with concern that certain groups are at a particularly higher
risk of being sold, trafficked and exploited, i.e. street children, orphans, stateless persons,
migrants, persons belonging to ethnic minorities and refugees/asylum-seekers (arts. 8 and 24).

The State party should continue and strengthen its measures to prosecute and
punish trafficking and to adequately protect the human rights of all witnesses and
victims of trafficking, in particular by securing their places of refuge and
opportunities to give evidence. The State party should enact the Suppression of
Human Trafficking Bill without delay.

21. The Committee is concerned about the significant proportion of children, often stateless
or of foreign nationality, in the State party who engage in labour and, as explained by the
delegation, are often victims of trafficking (arts. 8 and 24).

The State party should strengthen the enforcement of the existing legislation and
policies against child labour. Victims of trafficking must be afforded adequate
protection. The State party should make every effort, including preventive
measures, to ensure that children who engage in labour do not work under
conditions harmful to them and that they continue to have access to education. The
State party should take action to implement policies and legislation for the
eradication of child labour, inter alia through public-awareness campaigns and
education of the public on the protection of the rights of children.

22. Notwithstanding the corrective measures taken by the State party, most notably through
the Central Registration Regulations 1992 and 1996, to address the issue of statelessness among
ethnic minorities, including the Highlanders, the Committee remains concerned that a significant
number of persons under its jurisdiction remain stateless, with negative consequences for the full
enjoyment of their Covenant rights, as well as the right to work and their access to basic services,
including health care and education. The Committee is concerned that their statelessness renders
them vulnerable to abuse and exploitation. The Committee is also concerned about the low
levels of birth registration, especially among Highlander children. (arts. 2 and 24).

The State party should continue to implement measures to naturalize the stateless
persons who were born in Thailand and are living under its jurisdiction. The State
party should also review its policy regarding birth registration of children belonging