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of human rights as well as amendments 5. Research on human rights.
to laws, rules, regulations, or orders to accord The NHRCT has undertaken research
with human rights principles. These studies on three human rights issues.
include revisions to the Penal Code and (1) human rights and clean air

other laws related to abortion, human management for health; (2) human rights
rights impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, protection and promotion for elderly
the criminal record management procedure, prisoners; and (3) human rights
and protection of human rights defenders. promotion and protection in the information

technology and online communication
4. Raising awareness of the importance context. In addition, it has promoted
of human rights in all sectors of society. the utilization of research findings on business
One of the fourth Commission’s and human rights concerns among various

policy is to promote a culture of human rights organizations, relevant authorities, and
respect. To this end, the NHRCT organized the general public.
human rights awareness training for a variety
of target groups, including senior executives, 6. Promoting international collaboration

private business organizations, and educational and coordination in the field of human
professionals. It has also developed a rights.
manual on human rights education at The NHRCT participated in meetings
university level. Collaboration with network with national human rights institutions from

partners such as the government, commercial a variety of countries as part of global and
sector, civil society, and the community has regional cooperation, including collaboration
been established to promote and protect with United Nations agencies, international
human rights. Six new human rights education organizations, civil society, and foreign

and coordination centers have been set embassies in Thailand, to exchange views on
up in the region in the NHRCT efforts to human rights operations on a variety of issues,
encourage and support local academic including human rights issues in the country
institutions to have a role in promoting human and region, support for personnel training,

rights and resolving human rights breaches in and the implementation of activities of
their respective communities. The NHRCT common interest. The NHRCT also prepared
places a high value on regularly communicating a report on the state of human rights
information and knowledge about human in Thailand to be used as input for

rights to the public via a variety of media the review of Thailand’s human rights
and channels, such as radio programs, print situation in the 3rd UPR cycle of the UN
media, as well as human rights journals. Human Rights Council.
Public statements were issued on key human In its effort to regain the A status,

rights situations and press conference was the NHRCT sent written information
held on a weekly basis. to the Sub-Committee on Accreditation