Statement by the UK's Human Rights Ambassador, Eleanor Sanders, at Thailand's Universal Periodic Review at the Human Rights Council in Geneva.
The UK welcomes Thailand’s engagement with the UPR and recognises progress, including on marriage equality, and on legislation addressing torture and enforced disappearance. We encourage Thailand to translate these commitments into effective action.
Within 12 months, reviews the Regulation on Deportation and immigration, extradition and security-cooperation procedures to guarantee individual risk assessments, access to legal counsel and effective appeal before removal, and prohibits return where there is a real risk of persecution, torture or enforced disappearance.
By 2027, publishes measurable implementation indicators for the National Action Plan on the Elimination of Violence against Women, including survivor access to shelters, legal aid and crisis centres, and reports annually on domestic, sexual and technology facilitated violence.
Within 2 years, enacts comprehensive Anti-Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation legislation covering civil and criminal proceedings, including early dismissal of abusive claims and remedies.