Thailand should try those responsible for 2010 deaths
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New York - Thailand has the responsibility to bring tojustice those responsible for the deaths of 92 people during massdemonstrations in 2010, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said Tuesday.
A report by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Thailand,which was set up by the government, concluded with "substantive findings backed by forensic evidence" and recommendations to bringthe perpetrators to justice, Pillay said in Geneva.
"In spite of its limited mandate and initial difficulties, the(Truth and Reconciliation Commission) has conducted an important investigation into political violence and human rights violations inThailand," Pillay said.
"The Royal Thai government now has the responsibility to act on the (commission's) recommendations, both in holding state officialsto account and addressing the institutional weaknesses identified inthe report." Pillay called for the Thai government to preserve evidence and information gathered by the commission for the prosecution of the perpetrators.
In addition to the commission's report on political violence in2010, Thailand's National Human Rights Commission was expected tosoon release a detailed account of human rights violations, Pillay said.
