Senate refuses to let ethnic minority representative sit on human rights commission

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Thailand’s Senate has overwhelmingly rejected the nomination of a representative of Thailand’s ethnic minorities as a member of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).

 

Wiwat Tamee, the director of a foundation for the development of ethnic minority groups, was nominated by the selection committee, from pool of 20 candidates who were interviewed by the committee on June 25th about their views and visions related to human rights issues in Thailand.

 

Two-thirds of the committee members voted for Wiwat. He failed, however, to receive Senate approval today (Monday).

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/senate-refuses-to-let-ethnic-minority-representative-sit-on-human-rights-commission/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2021-11-02

 

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[ThailandRyan]

What a shame. Guess they are afraid he will help make changes for the good. The senate are all puppets anyway.

[jacko45k]

How ironic... a vote to retain discrimination and subjugation.

[Gandtee]

Human rights in Thailand is an oxymoron which the senate have confirmed. Surely a member from one of the ethnic communities has more knowledge of the abuse of human rights than those brainwashed, nationalistic military men in the senate and government.

[Srikcir]

The rejection hardly matters.

The NHRC has been made impotent by the Prayut regime since 2014 and even rejected by the UN HRC. 

Wiwat can be more effective outside of Thailand's NHRC, albeit his nomination rejection does show the farcical utility of the NHRC that might have more impact outside of Thailand.

[hotchilli]

55 minutes ago, Gandtee said:

Human rights in Thailand is an oxymoron which the senate have confirmed. Surely a member from one of the ethnic communities has more knowledge of the abuse of human rights than those brainwashed, nationalistic military men in the senate and government.

Which exactly why he didn't get voted in.

Thailand 2021 or is it still 1821?

[Tarteso]

Good luck Thailand, I hope the turist think twice before visit the Land of Smile and s#*t’s Human Rights.

[ArcticFox]

Lord only knows that Thailand would never want to have a representative of oppressed minorities actually having a voice in policy making.  That would be opening a can of worms.  Just another example of how institutional racism rules the roost. Thais need to protect the purity of national bloodlines.  To hell with all 'outsiders.'

 

 

Edited November 2, 2021 by ArcticFox

[Will B Good]

A result that should do wonders for their international ratings on the human rights front......well done senators.

[Rimmer]

Some off topic and troll posts have been removed

[xtrnuno41]

Human rights? It is only on paper.

[Srikcir]

3 hours ago, xtrnuno41 said:

Human rights? It is only on paper.

The farce is that "paper" is called the "Charter Constitution." And in 2014 we saw just how much the military respected that paper. 

[lujanit]

Another example of Thais' xenophobia.

[spidermike007]

There is something fundamentally oxymoronic about Thailand even having a human rights commission. Does anyone think they actually do good work for the minority communities, and truly represent those who have been trafficked and brought here by slave traders? It is likely that the guilty parties are above the law. So, why the pretense? Of course they rejected this minority representative, after going through the charade of the selection process. He might have asked them to do some actual work and face some of the issues. God forbid that happens. 

[Andycoops]

The senate are just puppets of the Muppets and it would seem eminently racist.

[Will B Good]

Just now, Andycoops said:

puppets of the Muppets

555...like it.

 

You're a poet....did you know it?

[Gandtee]

34 minutes ago, Will B Good said:

555...like it.

 

You're a poet....did you know it?

Turn your ass(US version) and I'll toe it!????