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Time for action over North Korea
News, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 22/04/2014
» Last week, for the first time, the UN Security Council held a special session on the situation of human rights in North Korea (the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea – DPRK). While the range of human rights abuses there are well-known to the international community, the Security Council took years before opting to discuss the issue. It was the voluminous findings of a UN Commission of Inquiry on human rights violations in North Korea, published recently, which propelled it to the top of the UN agenda.
Talks the only option in Syria's ferocious conflict
News, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 26/03/2014
» The conflict in Syria began in 2011. At the time, it was part and parcel of the “Arab Spring”, the awakening of Arab people in their quest for democracy and repudiation of authoritarian regimes. The conflict snowballed into a fully-fledged non-international armed conflict (civil war) at the beginning of 2012 and has since turned into an increasingly ferocious and fragmented war, with civilians bearing the brunt of the maelstrom.
Giving content to the 'rule of law'
News, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 02/05/2013
» The term "rule of law" has been invoked increasingly in recent years as governments and civil society grapple with challenges facing their relationship.
Thailand's race laws face scrutiny
News, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 05/09/2012
» A positive development concerning Thailand's relationship with human rights is the country's increasing membership of United Nations treaties on the issue.
Towards an Asean declaration of human rights
News, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 20/01/2012
» A much awaited outcome of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations's commitment to human rights in 2012 will be the finalisation of an Asean instrument on human rights, particularly in the form of a Human Rights Declaration. It will underline the perception and position towards human rights in this region. The drafting process under the Asean Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR), is now in full swing and is expected to gather momentum leading to a crescendo in the next few months.