Disappearance of human rights lawyer
The ICJ’s Centre for the Independence of Judges and Lawyers urged today the Thai Government to conduct an urgent investigation into the disappearance of a well-known human rights lawyer.
The Special Case Investigation Act – BE 2547 (2004)
This Act contains certain provisions relating to restriction of rights and liberties of persons, which, under Section 29 in conjunction with Sections 31, 34, 35, 36, 37, 48, 58, 237 and 238 of the Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand, allow to do so by virtue of...Anti-Money Laundering Act, B.E. 2542 (1999, 2008)
As Amended until Anti-Money Laundering Act of B.E. 2542, No. 3, B.E. 2552 (A.D. 2009) This Act contains certain provisions in relation to the restriction of right and liberty of person, in respect of which section 29, in conjunction with section 35, section 37,...
Reservations to the Convention on the Rights of the Child: a look at the reservations of Asian State Parties
The document consists of three parties. The first is a general review of the basic rules regarding reservations to treaties. The second part contains a country-by-country review, outlining the reservations made by Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, South Korea, Myanmar, Pakistan and Thailand. The third part contains conclusions, focusing on the best strategies for NGO advocacy with regard to these reservations to the Convention of the Rights of the Child.
Asia-Convention Rights of the Child-non-legal submission-1994-eng (full text in English, PDF)
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