53rd Universal Periodic Review of human rights: UK Statement on Thailand
What was announced
Statement by the UK's Human Rights Ambassador, Eleanor Sanders, at Thailand's Universal Periodic Review at the Human Rights Council in Geneva.
Key points, in the publisher's words
- 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.
Who and where
UK bodies of power
- Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (UK government department) · more news
Global and regional bodies
- United Nations Human Rights Council (Level 8 of 10) · more news
Countries
Where this sits in the 10 levels of power
- Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies · news at this level
- Level 6: National government · news at this level
Topics, as GOV.UK files them: Human rights internationally.
Receipt
- Original: https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/53rd-universal-periodic-review-of-human-rights-uk-statement-on-thailand
- Published 2026-11-10 10:41:04 UTC
- Read by this site 2026-11-10 10:45:43 UTC from GOV.UK
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