The Centre for Rights and Liberties Protection in criminal cases has been officially launched in a bid to protect the rights of people involved in criminal cases.
Supreme Court president Weerapon Tangsuwan said the centre was set up to provide people with access to justice.
Mr Weerapon was speaking yesterday as he presided over the opening ceremony which took place at the centre's office at the Criminal Court Building on Ratchadaphisek Road.
The event was attended by Athikom Intuputi, secretary-general of the Office of the Judiciary; Suphat Suthimanut, chief of judges at the Criminal Court, the court's executives and state officers.
The main objective of the Centre for Rights and Liberties Protection is to defend fundamental rights and freedoms, Mr Weerapon said.
The centre aims to promote the values of human rights and reinforce the principles of human dignity, he said.
"It can serve as a centre that will help provide information and knowledge about criminal cases to courts and the public," Mr Weerapon said.
Mr Suphat said the public can take advantage of the centre where they can learn and understand criminal cases from the process to protect rights and liberties.
The centre will work to serve the demands of all people, including the accused, victims, witnesses and the public to ensure fairness.
He urged the public to voice their concerns about human rights and civic liberties to ensure justice is met.
Following the inauguration, the court's executives made an inspection tour of the centre's offices. They made several stops at the offices to view facilities.
One of them was a room that houses digital evidence or electronic evidence for electronic documents.
At the opening ceremony, Mr Weerapon also explained the basic rights of victims involved in such cases.