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students and educational personnel throughout therefore, recommends that concerned government
the country. There was also progress in tracking agencies or state-authorized private entities
students who had dropped out of the education take into account genuine public participation,
system and assisting students with financial needs place importance on disclosure of information and
to ensure equity and reduce inequality in education public opinions, develop preventive measures and
through mechanisms provided by the Equitable provide prompt and fair remedy to those affected
Education Fund (EEF) and the Student Loan Fund by the development projects.
(SLF). Nevertheless, the situation of concern was
the learning loss among early childhood students Business and human rights
and those who had dropped out of the education
system and not being able to return to it. These Overall, in 2022, the government and
were challenges for the government to address in relevant agencies made efforts to implement the
order for children to receive education and learning National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights
development appropriate for their age. (NAP) to promote business practices that respect
human rights in accordance with the United Nations
Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.
Community’s rights relating to land, Nevertheless, challenges remained in the
natural resources and environmental dissemination of knowledge and understanding of

management human rights in business practices on a broader
In 2022, the government took actions to scale. Measures on voluntary disclosure of
resolve problems on land ownership and disputes information did not apply to small and medium-sized
in the protected forest areas by promoting community enterprises and there were complaints about the
deeds, allocating land to people and revised impact of business activities, particularly in the
boundaries of public land. The government made case of investments by state-owned enterprises
efforts to resolve the problems of the people or Thai national-owned private companies abroad.
affected by the government’s policies on natural The NHRCT thus recommends that various sectors
resources conservation and management with participate in the preparation of the second phase
a view to granting them an amnesty. However, of the NAP and push forward for a comprehensive
there was much delay in the process of resolving human rights due diligence as part of the business
the overlap between the protected forest areas governance or conditions on which the government
and the people’s arable land, as well as the support business operation.
of subordinate legislation on natural resources and 4 Human Rights Situation of Specific
allocation of land according to the policies of the
National Land Policy Board, while the preparation
Groups
environmental management has not made much
progress since 2021. Child’s rights
For situation of child’s rights in 2022, there
The implementation of some development
projects led by the state or state-authorized private was some progress made as the government
entities did not provide for protection of individuals provided for additional mechanisms in preventing
or communities whose rights might be affected, and protecting children from sexual abuse and
specifically on the issues of public participation exploitation through online channels compared
and access to adequate and comprehensive to the previous year. An initiative to link databases
information crucial for public hearings. The NHRCT, among various government agencies was launched

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