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Detained Chinese lawyer wins human rights award
AFP, Published on 15/01/2019
» BEIJING: The French and German ambassadors to Beijing have granted a human rights award to a detained Chinese lawyer, with his wife picking up the prize on his behalf.
Human rights body to have powers boosted
News, Post Reporters, Published on 21/02/2021
» The Senate has approved a request to restore the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)'s power to mediate conflicts associated with rights violations.
Unequal vaccine access a 'human rights breach'
News, Nattavud Pimpa, Published on 31/05/2021
» The Bangkok Business and Human Rights Week, which is being launched today in the capital amid the surge of Covid cases, addresses the issue of unequal access to vaccines as a human rights violation.
Thailand faces the spotlight on human rights
Oped, James Gomez and Doreen Chen, Published on 23/07/2021
» Thailand faces its third major review by the United Nations Human Rights Council during the Universal Periodic Review session this November. The prosecution of protesters, and its commitments to international human rights law, are expected to face close scrutiny from states and civil society during the review process.
Universal Declaration of Human Rights turns 75
AFP, Published on 09/12/2023
» PARIS - On December 10, 1948, the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in the hope of creating a better world after the horrors of World War II.
Thailand elected to UN Human Rights Council
Post Reporters and Bloomberg, Published on 10/10/2024
» Thailand has succeeded in its bid for a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council, for a three-year term starting on Jan 1, 2025.
Thailand has human rights role to play
News, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 04/11/2024
» The recent election of Thailand to the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) is, in a sense, a cause for elation. Yet it also comes with the responsibility of proving to the global/local community that the country can set an example for good practices and propel the HRC to take effective action on key matters based on international standards. This is daunting in a world of multi-and-mini polarities and poly-crises.
Germany urges release of China human rights lawyer
Associated Press, Published on 01/02/2018
» BEIJING: Germany is calling on China to release a prominent human rights lawyer charged with inciting subversion of state power after posting a letter online urging democratic reforms.
N. Korea slams US censure on human rights
AFP, Published on 25/04/2018
» SEOUL - North Korea condemned US criticism of its human rights record as "ridiculous", days before leader Kim Jong Un's summit with the South and ahead of a meeting with US President Donald Trump.
US slammed for leaving UN's Human Rights Council
Associated Press, Published on 20/06/2018
» WASHINGTON: The United States is leaving the United Nations' Human Rights Council, which Ambassador Nikki Haley called “an organisation that is not worthy of its name.” It's the latest withdrawal by the Trump administration from an international institution.