2 minutes ago, ravip said:

  Time to defund the UN. - Should have done decades ago!

You are way too late!

 

defund the defunders, I say

This is a joke, right? And Qatar in second place? What is the world coming to....

And Russia in the Security Council vetoing all the resolutions against it!

7 minutes ago, SpaceKadet said:

This is a joke, right? And Qatar in second place? What is the world coming to....

And Russia in the Security Council vetoing all the resolutions against it!

All these are jokes. But many people are enjoying life therein.

11 hours ago, ravip said:

 

This is one reason why most people see the UN as a joke, - It is, no doubt.

 

allowing a nation that violates so many human rights to actually take a seat... - do you really mean just ONLY ONE of those nations? Are ALL others therein perfect?

Um, this is about Thailand, NOT other countries... just keep it relevant.

6 hours ago, zyphodb said:

 

Have you seen the list? Thailand is actually quite good compared to some of the countries on it...

This is about Thailand, keep it relevant.

17 hours ago, thesetat2013 said:

At any rate. At least now Thailand is in a position to compare themselves with other countries firsthand and change their status also. 

These are the 47 members of the UNHRC for 2025:

 

Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Bangladesh, Belgium, Benin, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burundi, Cameroon, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Côte D’ivoire, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Eritrea, Finland, France, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Paraguay, Qatar, Romania, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, United Arab Emirates, United States Of America, Viet Nam

 

Aside from the Western European countries, the U.K.,  U.S.,  Japan and possibly Costa Rica,  Thailand has an equally good or better record on human rights than other UNHTC members in Asia, Africa, Latin America and East Europe.   Thailand is by no means out of place on the UNHRC.

42 minutes ago, Evil Penevil said:

These are the 47 members of the UNHRC for 2025:

 

Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Bangladesh, Belgium, Benin, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burundi, Cameroon, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Côte D’ivoire, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Eritrea, Finland, France, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Paraguay, Qatar, Romania, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, United Arab Emirates, United States Of America, Viet Nam

 

Aside from the Western European countries, the U.K.,  U.S.,  Japan and possibly Costa Rica,  Thailand has an equally good or better record on human rights than other UNHTC members in Asia, Africa, Latin America and East Europe.   Thailand is by no means out of place on the UNHRC.

Well... they do say the best way to hide your problems is directly under the nose of those who are watching. 

22 hours ago, ravip said:

I realized that a long time ago. All these 'high profile' humanitarian organizations are the same. They are rich. They collect money for the poor and war effected and enjoy the bigger share on themselves. I know the luxurious life they lead, as I had the opportunity to work for one for awhile!

 

Luxurious ? not.

 

According to the Noblemaire principle, our benefits are aligned with the best civil service among member states, namely the US. It is true that there is a good proportion of UN and US civil service retiree holding LTR/WP visas.

 

But I am just as puzzled as everyone else by this TT (Thai Thriumph).

 

And don't be jealous..

 

 

20 hours ago, Kerryd said:

Funny how that works ?

What I have read about UN justification of having abuser members on the UNHRC was to shame them in a public world forum by lesser/non-abuser members, meaning the number of members not deemed abusers is irrelevant. For example, USA defenders of freedom isn't currently on the UNHRC by choice - it matters not.

Somehow in a fantasy (yes funny) way, such public shaming would to some degree mitigate abuses by highly abusive members from lesser abusive members. Utterly ineffective.

And you can't count on the UN Security Council that includes abusive members to take any punitive sanctions such as economic bans.

Note: Also overlooked (perhaps) is that prior to 2014 the THRC was an independent agency whose reports were NOT subject to review and alteration by the Thai government. But subsequently, a new Constitution required any THRC reports must be submitted to the government as drafts, approved and must NOT include anything that would "damage" Thailand's reputation.
 

 

 

 

 

On 10/10/2024 at 10:32 AM, snoop1130 said:

Thailand emerged victorious in its bid to join the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) with an impressive 177 votes—the highest of all candidates

 

How much did it cost?

On 10/10/2024 at 11:19 PM, hotchilli said:

That's about as disgusting as it gets.

 

Someone paid for this

On 10/10/2024 at 5:32 PM, snoop1130 said:

Thailand emerged victorious in its bid to join the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) with an impressive 177 votes—the highest of all candidates

 

I take it that North Korea didn't apply for a seat.

After seeing the news that Thailand had 'won' a seat on the UN Human Rights committee I was totally shocked when the Nobel Peace Prize was not shared by Netanyahu and Putin.

Did they bribe all 177 countries ?😳😳😳

On 10/10/2024 at 7:56 PM, Kinnock said:

The UN is an expensive joke.  

 

They are powerless when action is needed and powerful in matters of no importance.

 

The perfect example is the bandits among the Security Council member states.

Waging war of invasion for  territorial expansion.

And building up military fortification in the middle of the Open Sea.

 

On 10/12/2024 at 5:33 AM, Evil Penevil said:

These are the 47 members of the UNHRC for 2025:

 

Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Bangladesh, Belgium, Benin, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burundi, Cameroon, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Côte D’ivoire, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Eritrea, Finland, France, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Paraguay, Qatar, Romania, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, United Arab Emirates, United States Of America, Viet Nam

 

Aside from the Western European countries, the U.K.,  U.S.,  Japan and possibly Costa Rica,  Thailand has an equally good or better record on human rights than other UNHTC members in Asia, Africa, Latin America and East Europe.   Thailand is by no means out of place on the UNHRC.

Cuba, Kuwait, Qatar, UAE .... it's an even bigger joke than I thought, and not very funny.

5 minutes ago, Kinnock said:

Cuba, Kuwait, Qatar, UAE .... it's an even bigger joke than I thought, and not very funny.

Not to mention China, Honduras, South Africa and a string of other authoritarian sub-Saharan African nations.  It is indeed a tragic, not funny, joke when some of the world's worst violators of human rights are on the UNHRC.