Rights watchdog challenges Thai UN council bid
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PRIME MINISTER Prayut Chan-o-cha should urgently lift martial law and end military rule if Thailand wants to become a credible member of the UN Human Rights Council, according to Brad Adams, Asia director of the New York-based Human Rights Watch.
“The Thai government should urgently undertake concrete measures to end military rule, stop repression of basic rights and freedoms, and provide justice for victims of abuse. If Thailand wants to be a credible and influential member of the UN Human Rights Council, it needs to urgently restore respects for human rights and return to democratic civilian rule at home,” the rights proponent said in a statement.
Thailand – along with Bangladesh, India, Indonesia and Qatar – is a candidate for the four vacant Human Rights Council seats allocated for the Asia-Pacific region, HRW noted.
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