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Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand, B.E. report with compilation, analysis and synthesis of
2560 (2017), Section 246 together with the Organic data and information with comprehensiveness,
Act on the National Human Rights Commission, accuracy and updates.
B.E. 2560 (2017), Article 8 stipulate that the NHRCT
shall consist of seven commissioners. But as time In the fiscal year 2019, the NHRCT had
goes by within the third quarter of fiscal year 2019, initiated a work process with the engagement to
some commissioners had resigned from the office relevant government authorities and civil society

with vacate of the duties carried out in accordance organizations along with each human rights issue.
with the 2017 Organic Act on the NHRCT, thus there Some activities were organized as: the seminars
were only three commissioners in office and not for data sharing with opinions compiled and the
st
be a quorum. During 1 August to 1 November issuing of official letters to relevant agencies with
st
2019, there was none of official meeting of the request for information, statistics and actions taken
Commission with resolutions adopted upon the on relevant duties. So in general, all relevant
duties and powers of the NHRCT stipulated under agencies gave responses with fruitful cooperation,
the 2017 Constitution and the 2017 Organic Act but there were some agencies not partaking in this
on the NHRCT, thus there was a backlog of cases process, with either not nominating any person

considered in significant number and could not to attend a seminar or not responding to a letter
be finalized within the 2019 fiscal year, i.e. the with request and even though submitting data
discretion with adoption of complaints received and information requested but with late reply.
with merit; the discretion with adoption of human
rights investigation reports made, including policy Anyway, there is a proof of conflict of timeframe
recommendations and guidance or solutions of for data gathering, as most of agencies would gather
human rights promotion; the discretion with and manage their database upon the fiscal year,

endorsement for report (s) on the acts with while this report would be accountable to incidents
compliance to the Paris Principles and relevant incurred with information compiled on calendar
documents, submitted to the SCA-GANHRI; and year. Thus, there would be a limit of data acquired
the discretion on personnel management under and provided with accuracy and completeness.
the duties and powers of the NHRCT as an
authorized body for personnel management. 4.1.4 On the perceptions with mindsets
towards roles and duties with outputs and
2) The shortcomings with time delay and outcomes of the NHRCT in comparison with
incompletion of information provided with international standards designed for the

comprehensiveness for the making of annual NHRIs under the Paris Principles:
human rights assessment report of a country. 1) Duties and powers of the NHRCT for
Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand, B.E. making of clarification and report of fact with
2560 (2017), Section 247 (2) and the Organic Act accuracy and within the delay in case of there
on the National Human Rights Commission, B.E. is any report made relating to human rights
2560 (2017), Article 26 (2) together with Article 40 situation in Thailand with inaccuracy or unjust
authorize the NHRCT to hold duties and powers are not in compliance with duties and powers

for making of annual human rights assessment of the NHRIs under the Paris Principles.