Thank you Mr. President,
\n\nThe 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.
\n\nWe recommend that Thailand:
\n\nWithin 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.
\nBy 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.
\nWithin 2 years, enacts comprehensive Anti-Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation legislation covering civil and criminal proceedings, including early dismissal of abusive claims and remedies.
\nThank you.
\nThe UK’s Ambassador for Human Rights exists to defend and advance human rights and democracy globally. Promoting human rights and the rule of law is fundamental to maintaining stability and preventing conflict and is therefore at the heart of the UK’s interests.
\n\nThe Ambassador for Human Rights has 3 main objectives:
\n\nThe Ambassador engages with civil society and human rights defenders. Through country missions, she engages with states, human rights institutions and other international partners to champion positive progress made by states, encourage advances and identify areas for collaboration and partnership to support protections and promotion of human rights within those countries.
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