Meeting with UN Human Right body to be held Monday : Thai FM
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Foreign Minister Surapong Tohvichakchaikul said Thursday he has invited representatives of the Office of United Nations Commission on Human Rights ((OHCHR) to discuss its recent statement that opposes a proposed amnesty bill, which could allow some seriou
The minister expected to meet OHCHR on August 12, he said.
The UN human rights agency’s spokeswoman Cecile Pouilly recently said in the statement that the bill being considered this week in the Parliament could pardon those involved in abuses during the military crackdown on the antigovernment protesters in Thailand.
She also urged the Thai government to ensure any amnesty measure “excludes those who are responsible for human rights violations and to take steps to prosecute perpetrators of such violations”.
Surapong said the statement has put Thailand’s image in a negative light.
Pouilly said Thai government would set an important precedent if it followed its own commission's recommendations and held perpetrators accountable for the deaths and injuries to thousands more people during the crackdown.
