HUMAN RIGHTS
Thailand inks pact on forced disappearance
- Published: 19/01/2012 at 03:42 AM
- Newspaper section: News
Thailand has ratified the United Nations-backed convention to protect people against "enforced disappearance", especially by state officials.
The ratification will pave the way for better human rights protection because Thailand has never had a specific law to deal with missing persons cases.
As a result, some officials accused of being involved in disappearances "do not fear punishment because there is no law", said Angkhana Neelaphaijit, chairwoman of the Justice for Peace Foundation.
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- Writer: King-oua Laohong
- Position: Reporter
