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The

Strategic
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of the National ○ ○ ○ 4) International Covenant on Economic, Social and
Human Rights Commission ○
Cultural Rights (acceding on 6 September 1999 and entry into
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of Thailand (2002-2007) ○ ○
force on 5 December 1999).
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The government has, therefore, to ensure that the domestic
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laws and practices will be in compliance with these international
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human rights obligations. Another obligation is to submit the initial
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or periodical reports to each treaty-monitoring Committee on the
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national implementation and the progress made to advance these
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rights.
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Moreover, Thailand should consider withdrawing some of
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the reservations made at the time of accession to these
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instruments, and should consider possibility to become party
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to more major international human rights instruments. Among
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these are the International Convention on the Elimination of All
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Forms of Racial Discrimination, the Convention against Torture
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and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment,
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and the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights
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of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families.
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2.2. Challenges to human rights promotion and protection
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within the country
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A number of organic laws have yet to be legislated to
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guarantee the rights as stipulated by the Constitution.
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Furthermore, several policies and existing laws are still
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inconsistent with the objectives of the Constitution which
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require amendments. Meanwhile, the rights of people and
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the community rights are threatened and deprived in various
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forms by non-state actors such as transnational organised
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crime rings, or multinational companies. Assessing the
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overall situation, the areas of particular concerns are as
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follows:
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