On 7 August 2023, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), the Extra-Territorial Obligation Watch Coalition (ETO Watch Coalition) and Land Watch Thai (LWT) filed a joint submission for the preparation by the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) of a List of Issues (LOI) for the examination of Lao PDR’s initial report […]
“The evaluation of Thailand’s Eastern Special Development Zone Act B.E. 2561 (2018) (‘EEC Act’) in 2024 must be carried out with meaningful participation from all stakeholders, and ensure compliance with Thailand’s international human rights obligations,” concluded participants at a dialogue hosted by the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), Land Watch Thai, EEC Watch, and ENLAW […]
On 16 January 2023, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) made a submission to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on Cambodia’s implementation of and compliance with the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR). The ICJ’s submission expresses concern about the fact that: The establishment and development of Special Economic […]
The ICJ, together with Chulalongkorn University’s Center for Social Development Studies (CSDS), held a consultative meeting on 10 August 2022 with a wide range of stakeholders involved in helping the Mekong countries set up SEZs to discuss the adverse human rights consequences of the Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in the region at the Faculty of […]
The governments in the Mekong region (including Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam), relevant United Nations agencies, the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights, donor communities, development agencies, and private sector actors must take effective steps to address serious deficiencies in the policies and legal framework governing economic development in Special Economic Zones (SEZ), urged […]
On 13 September 2020 the ICJ hosted a workshop on the impacts on economic, social and cultural rights associated with the development of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in Thailand. Lawyers, members of civil society organizations and academics from across Thailand attended the Workshop. (more…)
