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for determining the status and rights of certain

groups of stateless persons and ensured their
right to fundamental healthcare. Nevertheless,
limited personnel and budgetary constraints
remained. School children whose identification
number begins with the letter “G” (G students
group) faced problems accessing the fundamental
right to healthcare. As for the protection of asylum
seekers/refugees, there have been continuous
arrivals from Myanmar to Thailand due to the unrest
situation in Myanmar. Concerned government
agencies and civil society organizations have
provided them with safe shelter, basic necessities
for their living and other needed assistance.

Rights of ethnic groups: The government
has continued efforts made in the previous years
to protect the rights of ethnic groups. These included
collaboration between government and various
organizations to address the problem of statelessness
among certain ethnic groups and preparation
of a bill on the protection and promotion of
the way of life of ethnic groups. However,

the government’s policy on natural resources
management has impacted some ethnic groups,
causing them to be relocated. In some cases,
the plots of land provided by the government
were not suitable for their traditional way of
life, while members of some ethnic groups have
been arrested for allegedly encroaching on
the preserved forest areas of national parks.

On the whole, the human rights situation
in 2021 sees some development and progress
in resolving the problems that affect human rights
of the people and providing them with better
protection. However, government efforts
to promote and protect human rights in many ด้้านสิทธิิมินุษยชนของประเทศไทย ปี 2564
areas are still ongoing or have not yet clearly รายงานผลการประเมิินสถานการณ์์
presented effective results. The NHRCT has made
recommendations on various issues as appeared
in the relevant sections of this report and will
monitor their implementation in 2022.

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