Minister features progress, problems
PUBLISHED: 25 Feb 2025 at 07: 04
Tawee Sodsong, the justice minister, outlined what he called the two effective years for enforcing the Act on Prevention and Suppression of Torture and Enforced Disappearance BE 2565 ( 2023 ).
On Monday, Pol Col Tawee presided over an event at the Justice Ministry’s department on Chaeng Watthana Rd that celebrated the next anniversary of the protection of the Act.
Representatives from the UNHCR in Southeast Asia, Cynthia Veliko, and other representatives from various organizations, including those from the DSI, DSI, and PACC, were present at the event.
Pol Col Tawee emphasized that the law offers the people necessary protections against forced disappearances and torture.
While the secretary acknowledged development, he also pointed out ongoing problems. The Finance Ministry’s pause in approving some regulatory measures necessary to ensure patients ‘ compensation and rehabilitation has an unresolved issue.
The UN continues to be concerned about the slowness of the assent, which is a result of this delay.
Given that the legislation has been in effect for two years but still hasn’t fully implemented, Pol Col Tawee stressed the need for quick motion.
He even mentioned the assumption that previous laws might be enforced.
He said that despite these failures, the legislation has now led to improvements in the country’s total animal rights landscape.
The secretary also discussed the challenges that Thai citizens who have vanished worldwide face, adding that these situations frequently involve issues in cooperating with foreign governments and the limitations of international law.
He claimed that his organization continues to support the Office of the Attorney General’s efforts to bring about fairness for these people.
According to reports, there have been a total of 141 cases filed under the act, including 58 instances of rape, 45 instances of violence and inhuman treatment, 17 instances of enforced disappearance and 21 situations with two or more crimes. To date, there have been two cases before the judges.