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Article 28

“Thailand has made a lot of progress in terms of creating an

enabling environment for the realization of human rights”

Commentary

Ms. Gwi-Yeop Son
Ms. Gwi-Yeop Son, United Nations Resident She agrees with Mr. Bunnag’s points that
Coordinator for Thailand and UNDP Resident “Thailand has indeed made a lot of progress,
Representative, concurs with the reflections not only in terms of setting up laws, norms
and recommendations of Mr. Bunnag. and institutions but also in terms of creating
an enabling environment for the realization of
The three components or state responsibilities human rights.” She concurs with Mr. Bunnag’s
mentioned by Mr. Bunnag, she comments, recommendations that increased efforts be
capture the essence of Article 28 of the made to strengthen enforcement and
Universal Declaration of Human Rights. She monitoring mechanisms, promote human
adds that it entails first and foremost, the rights education at all levels and realize the
obligations or duties of a country towards its rights of the displaced populations and other
own people to ensure full enjoyment of vulnerable groups. These improvements, as
human rights in dignity, liberty and equality; mentioned by Mr. Bunnag, she asserts, will
and secondly, a country’s obligation to extend contribute to integrating human rights as an
its reach to support the protection and inseparable part of Thailand’s culture. Ms. Son
promotion of the rights of vulnerable people further adds that Thailand could benefit from
in other countries, particularly those countries a comprehensive review of its legal
in need, to ensure universality of the dignity framework to ensure consistency and
and justice of all; and finally, a country’s duty coherence on the overall protection of
to play an active role in the international people’s rights.
community, particularly in the context of
globalization, to sustain peace and stability.

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