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  • OPINION

    Challenges to human rights in Asia

    News, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 12/12/2019

    » Cooperation between Europe and Asia offers much-needed opportunities to strengthen human rights education. The opportunities complement the global impetus to propel human rights education exemplified by various commitments in the recent past, ranging from the United Nations Decade for Human Rights Education to the World Programme for Human Rights Education and the UN Resolution on Human Rights Education and Training.

  • OPINION

    Thailand's bail system -- is it made for the rich?

    Oped, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 24/02/2021

    » The issue of bail is critically important for Thailand and is especially relevant to the gap between the rich and the poor. It is also emblematic of the chasm between power derived from the coup d'etat and the aspirations of a democratic and just society.

  • OPINION

    Beating scams, trafficking no easy task

    News, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 01/09/2022

    » This region has been in the news in recent weeks in regard to online scams and human trafficking, compounded by other forms of exploitation such as forced labour and forced criminality.

  • OPINION

    Between rule of law and law of rule(r)s

    Oped, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 14/12/2022

    » The term "rule of law" has a resonant ring which sounds both familiar and distant. It seems familiar because it is employed frequently by lawyers to analyse the makings of a legal system. Yet, it is distant because it sounds "legalese", harbouring both the thin version and the thick version of its intrinsic self. The thin version covers various legal safeguards for litigants and accused persons, such as a fair trial, accompanied by the advocacy of an independent judiciary. The thicker version demands more, namely: adherence to human rights and democracy.

  • OPINION

    Having another go at a UNHRC seat

    Oped, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 03/08/2023

    » Thailand is planning to be a candidate in the next round of elections for the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), with voting on the matter due at the UN General Assembly in 2024 for a seat in 2025-2027. What might be the reasonable expectations for this and what might be an appropriate strategy for the nation to be sufficiently self-prepared?

  • OPINION

    Soft power charms, with a Thai ripple

    News, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 04/12/2023

    » The term "soft power" has seeped into international relations and it is now a catchphrase with its own global momentum. Yet it should be recalled that in the 1980s, it was used to describe the nature of a weaker state confronted by the "hard power" embodied by a stronger state.

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