Foreign Ministry slams HRW report as “ungrounded and politically biased”

By Thai PBS

 

 

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has dismissed the Human Rights Watch (HRW)’s World Report 2018, saying its narrative on human rights situation in Thailand contains ungrounded allegaltions and politically-biased accusations.

 

“Like last year’s report, the narrative missed the prevailing facts on the ground and intentionally ignored progresses, positive developments and efforts undertaken by the Thai Government,” the ministry said in a statement released on Jan 23. HRW released the World Report 2018 last week. The 643-page report reviews human rights practices in more than 90 countries, including Thailand.

 

For Thailand, HRW pointed out repression of civil and political liberties, imprisonment of dissidents, impunity for torture and other abuses as major human rights problems in the country.

 

Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/foreign-ministry-slams-hrw-report-ungrounded-politically-biased/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2018-01-24

“Like last year’s report, the narrative missed the prevailing facts on the ground and intentionally ignored progresses, positive developments and efforts undertaken by the Thai Government,”

 

OK, list them.

Oh, yea? And let me guess; this isn't their fault.

 

But be someone else's fault. 

10 minutes ago, PatOngo said:

“Like last year’s report, the narrative missed the prevailing facts on the ground and intentionally ignored progresses, positive developments and efforts undertaken by the Thai Government,”

 

OK, list them.

good point; common here to confuse talk with action and results

How surprising? Yet another report critical of Thailand dismissed by the Government as incorrect, outdated or politically biased. Bullshit! The report is spot on and the rest of the world knows it.

Edited January 24, 20188 yr by darksidedog

13 minutes ago, darksidedog said:

How surprising? Yet another report critical of Thailand dismissed by the Government as incorrect, outdated or politically biased. Bullshit! The report is spot on and the rest of the world knows it.

fragile thai ego all blindly wrapped up in ultra-nationalism

24 minutes ago, webfact said:

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has dismissed the Human Rights Watch (HRW)’s World Report 2018, saying its narrative on human rights situation in Thailand contains ungrounded allegaltions and politically-biased accusations.

HRW narrative is spot on and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is not. We see the repression of civil and political liberties, imprisonment of dissidents, impunity for torture and other abuses as major human rights problems in the country just like the HRW daily. The junta has in fact up the ante and making ridiculous attempt to delay election; a serious human right violation of disallowing universal suffrage. 

31 minutes ago, PatOngo said:

“Like last year’s report, the narrative missed the prevailing facts on the ground and intentionally ignored progresses, positive developments and efforts undertaken by the Thai Government,”

 

OK, list them.

I think what they might be saying is 'Come on! We aren't as bad as we were the year before...'

30 minutes ago, PatOngo said:

“Like last year’s report, the narrative missed the prevailing facts on the ground and intentionally ignored progresses, positive developments and efforts undertaken by the Thai Government,”

 

OK, list them.

Can do.. Victoria's  Secrets -massage parlour selling sex..One down 10.000 to go.

Always very sensitive to criticism

 

4 hours ago, darksidedog said:

How surprising? Yet another report critical of Thailand dismissed by the Government as incorrect, outdated or politically biased. Bullshit! The report is spot on and the rest of the world knows it.

Agreed! as a great many folk in Thailand can attest.

Edited January 24, 20188 yr by Dap

4 hours ago, rkidlad said:

Oh, yea? And let me guess; this isn't their fault.

 

But be someone else's fault. 

Of course it is not their fault. Thais are perfect. I would say the same if I was as uncapable as the Thais.

It's true as Thai Nationals and Even Foreigners cannot say anything bad about the Goverment and others

Without the fear of jail 

Do you know how to recognize inept, inadequate people?

 

Well, they always demand unproportionally high praise and enthusiastic patting on the back for all those few insignificant thing they actually DO achieve, while at the same time they greatly resent all and any criticism of the important things they have NOT accomplished, acting upset in the process.

 

And by the way, why is EVERY criticism of the Thai government or its policies or its lack of accomplishments ALWAYS and invariably "politically motivated" and/or "biased" - at least in their view?

Edited January 24, 20188 yr by Misterwhisper

5 hours ago, MrJohnson said:

Always very sensitive to

Always very sensitive to realism?

24 minutes ago, Lupatria said:

Always very sensitive to realism?

i feel your point and am not in any any way opposed to it; 

will point out the really really fun discussions with the , how should i best put it?, less-than-thoughtful thais on issues that Should be important to them;

remarkably short conversations, and more-than-should-occur; loss of breaths on my part

Who is 'politically biased'?? 

7 hours ago, webfact said:

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has dismissed the Human Rights Watch (HRW)’s World Report 2018, saying its narrative on human rights situation in Thailand contains ungrounded allegaltions and politically-biased accusations.

a UN report is based on 'politics' , really !?

might rather say the foreign minister , who i cannot recall ever agreeing with anything he said publicly, being anything other than blindly ultra-nationalistic

12 hours ago, webfact said:

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has dismissed the Human Rights Watch (HRW)’s World Report 2018, saying its narrative on human rights situation in Thailand contains ungrounded allegaltions and politically-biased accusations.

Yep... there it is... these bustards are definitely thai haters who spew false allegations about thailand.... just as well they aren’t in Thailand, otherwise they would be locked up for defaming the country!

 

worryingly, the Thai response to international critism on these matters seems to involve giving the international community the middle finger

 

thai 4. Whatever... love it. ???? come invest your money here... don’t worry about that BS mining company we’re trying to screw, just show us da money...