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consider becoming a party to the International made considerable efforts to solve the problems of

Labour Organization (ILO) Convention No. 190 to ethnic groups. These included conducting a study
tackle problems related to sexual harassment both on the overlap between state protected areas and
in the public and private sectors. It also advises ethnic groups’ housing and farmlands, and a study
the government to address refusal of termination on the appropriateness of assisting ethnic groups
of pregnancy and non-referral to other medical affected by the government’s policy on natural
service providers faced by women and to accelerate resources conservation and management, which was
legislative process in order to recognize the right partly in response to the request of civil society.

to family life of LGBTIQN+ persons. However, there were challenges regarding a bill on
the protection and promotion of the way of life of
ethnic groups that did not make as much progress
Persons with legal status and rights as expected. The physical survey and adjustment of
problems the national parks boundaries also raised concerns

In 2022, the government made efforts to among the ethnic people residing in the areas,
resolve problems and obstacles in the status while measures of natural resources conservation
determination process so that consideration of status and management continued to impact the
applications could be expedited and the process livelihoods of the ethnic groups. Moreover, some
did not put undue burden on the applicants. members of ethnic groups were subject to being
The cabinet also approved in principle a draft prosecuted by relevant government agencies and
announcement of the National Screening Committee private sectors regarding land disputes.
on the criteria, procedures and requirements for
granting the status of protected person while Rights of the urban poor
budget was allocated for the purpose of disease The government and concerned agencies
prevention to persons with legal status problems. attempted to develop a master plan for housing
The NHRCT played its part by coordinating with development to provide low-income people
the Department of Provincial Administration and nationwide with security in housing and quality of life.
other concerned agencies in tackling the issues. Likewise, policies were formulated to tackle the
Nevertheless, only a small number of people
received legal status or Thai nationality. G-status problem of inequality in land and housing, as well
school children still experienced barriers of accessing as access to fundamental and essential utilities.
various rights. Moreover, there were people fleeing However, issues and challenges faced by the urban
unrest situation in Myanmar into Thailand from time poor remained as the NHRCT received complaints
to time. Various sectors provided them protection about difficulties regarding access to housing and
and deliver humanitarian assistance but concerns basic utilities. Therefore, it is recommended that
remained about the safety and well-being of those the government formulate a policy which guarantees
living in the temporary shelters and the assurance access to necessary public services, follow up the
of vulnerable groups to access their fundamental effort to resolve the problems and drive forward
rights. the master plan on housing development for
the urban poor across the country to ensure that
Rights of ethnic groups they have adequate and appropriate housing and

The government and concerned agencies standard of living.
acknowledged the NHRCT’s recommendations and

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