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Right of liberty and security of persons; treatment of detainees; independence
of the judiciary; right to a fair trial (arts. 9, 10, 14)

14. Please clarify whether and why the practice of continued shackling of death row
prisoners is considered necessary, in the light of the State party’s obligations under article 10 of
the Covenant. Also, please provide an explanation for the allegation that the State party intends
to broadcast executions and prison conditions of death row inmates as a measure of deterrence.
Similarly, please comment on the use of flogging as a penalty for breach of prison regulations
and its application to children.

15. Please provide information on the treatment of terrorist suspects and drug addicts who
have been taken into police custody, and whether their treatment in detention complies with the
requirements of articles 9 and 10 of the Covenant.

16. Please inform the Committee about the steps undertaken by the State party to investigate
allegations of threats to and attacks on non-governmental human rights organizations and human
rights defenders, and to bring to justice those found responsible. Please provide information on
the individual outcomes of each case.

17. Does any mechanism exist to monitor the independent operation of judges in the State
party? Please indicate whether judges benefit from security of tenure.

Freedom of movement; expulsion of aliens (arts. 12 and 13)

18. The report contains information on migrants from the Lao People’s Democratic Republic,
Cambodia and Viet Nam (paras. 337-354), but little on those from Myanmar. In light of
information before the Committee about the situation of migrant workers, asylum-seekers and
refugees from Myanmar, please provide information on the situation and treatment, as well as
the grounds and conditions of deportation, of migrant workers, asylum-seekers and refugees
from that country.

Freedom of opinion and expression (art. 19)

19. Please provide information on the actual exercise of the right to freedom of opinion and
expression by the Thai media, in light of information before the Committee of increasing
Government pressure on independent media.

20. Please inform the Committee about the status of the recent libel suit against critics of the
Prime Minister, as well as suits filed against editors of the Thai Post and a media-reform
campaigner by a corporation founded by the Prime Minister.

Freedom of association (art. 22)

21. Please explain in further detail why the present economic and social conditions are not
congenial to full compliance by the State party with the requirements of article 22 of the
Covenant. Please also provide information on how the State party is working towards
improvement of these conditions.