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Human Rights Situation Relating to Human rights defenders
2 Civil and Political Rights Witness Protection Act (No. 2) B.E. 2565 was

enacted in 2022 and efforts were made to push
Rights relating to the administration
of justice forward the legislative process of the bill on
Preventive Measures for the Strategic Lawsuit Against
The government provided more financial Public Participation in the Offences of Corruption
assistance to promote people’s access to justice and Misconduct B.E. …., which could be beneficial
compared to the previous year, especially in cases for human rights defenders requesting protection.

of offenders’ or defendants’ requesting a temporary However, there were still situations that affected
release during trial. Continuous efforts were human rights defenders and the NHRCT continued
also made to address the prison’s overcrowding. to receive their complaints occasionally, including

However, public knowledge about the right to prosecutions that were considered harassment.
receive financial assistance remained limited, and Meanwhile, there was no concrete cases where
prison conditions needed to be further improved. the Criminal Procedure Code Section 161/1 and
The NHRCT, therefore, stresses that the government Section 165/2 had been enforced to protect
to protect the rights relating to the administration human rights defenders.

of justice more efficiently.
Situation in the southern border provinces
Torture and enforced disappearance
The government has taken actions in
Thailand has made remarkable progress in accordance with the recommendations provided by
enacting the Prevention and Suppression of Torture the NHRCT, such as reducing the designated areas
and Enforced Disappearance Act B.E. 2565, delivering for enforcing the Emergency Decree on Public

many significant justice cases and providing Administration in Emergency Situation B.E. 2548.
redress for victims of torture. Nevertheless, in Nevertheless, statistics on unrest, casualties and
2022, the NHRCT continued to receive complaints injured people in 2022 slightly increased compared
about torture, although the number was slightly to the previous year. The NHRCT is concerned

lower than the previous year. The NHRCT remains about violent incidents and acts of the government
concerned about the conduct of officials in some officials such as tracking, searching and detaining
reported cases relating to acts of intimidation, alleged offenders and suspects in security cases.
physical assault and torture against people to Other causes of concern include detention of

obtain confessions and negotiate for benefits which students/activists exercising freedom of expression,
were not in accordance with the Convention against extrajudicial killing of suspects in security cases,
Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading and the recurrence of DNA testing on people in
Treatment or Punishment (CAT). Meanwhile, there some areas. Such actions might become factors

was no significant progress in the investigation of and conditions that contribute to conflicts in the
missing person cases. southern border provinces. The NHRCT also advises

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