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Rights Beautiful Collection of Professor Saneh Chamarik

ASEAN Human Rights: Prospects

for Convergence*

Saneh Chamarik
Chair, National Human Rights
Commission of Thailand

Madam Director General Atchara Suyanan of the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs, Distinguished Delegates, Friends, Ladies and Gentlemen
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The 3 Workshop on the ASEAN Mechanism on Human Rights
is coming to its closing session. May I first of all, on behalf of the Thai
NHRC, express our appreciation for your valuable participation in the past
two long days of discussions. I myself have learned a good deal. After
all the presentations and instructive dialogues together with questions
and clarifications, I wish to speak my part that hopefully is of something
positive to furthering our common cause here.

In retrospect
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When the NHRC of Thailand joined in the 2 Workshop on ASEAN
Human Rights Regional Mechanism in Manila last year, as a new comer,
what immediately came to mind was the dialogue of peace and transformation
in the Asia-Pacific region some twenty years ago, where I also took part.
A substantial part of dialogue focused specifically on Southeast Asia

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* Concluding remarks at the 3 Workshop on the ASEAN Regional Mechanism on Human
Rights, Bangkok, 27-29 May 2003.
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