Thai parliament passes anti-torture and enforced disappearance law

[webfact]

 

The draft Prevention and Suppression of Torture and Enforced Disappearance Act, with its 34 sections, was finally passed on Wednesday (August 24) and will become effective in 4 months, following several years of delay.

 

Originally rejected by the post-coup National Legislative Assembly, the bill was again submitted to the House of Representatives in 2021 and has now been passed into law.

 

Senator Kamnoon Sidhisamarn explained that the main principle of this law is to prevent and suppress torture and the enforced disappearance of suspects during detention.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thai-parliament-passes-anti-torture-and-enforced-disappearance-law/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-08-26

 

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[Lopchan]

The 292 against should be suspended and investigated

[hotchilli]

19 hours ago, webfact said:

Senator Kamnoon Sidhisamarn explained that the main principle of this law is to prevent and suppress torture and the enforced disappearance of suspects during detention.

Jeez.... I feel safer already.

[mikebell]

20 hours ago, webfact said:

the main principle of this law is to prevent and suppress torture and the enforced disappearance of suspects during detention.

Except in police stations.

[Captor]

16 hours ago, Lopchan said:

The 292 against should be suspended and investigated

And disappeared...

Edited August 27, 2022 by Captor

[lujanit]

When the BIB and the army are the main perps you can count on no enforcement of this law.

[rudi49jr]

And now it can be tossed on the pile of laws that are not enforced anyway, or straight-up ignored.

[The Hammer2021]

Actually I was thinking  about this issue given the news from Mexico about the kidnapping, torture and execution of student activists.

[zzaa09]

Means zilch.

Covert entities still do what they do.