Thai govt duty-bound to explain rights issue to other countries: Sihasak

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New strategy 'needed for foreign critics'
Supalak Ganjanakhundee
The Nation

Govt duty-bound to explain rights issue to other countries: Sihasak

BANGKOK: -- The Foreign Ministry has proposed a proactive strategy to deal with international criticism on Thailand's human-rights record after the United Nations launched its latest salvo in the case of red-shirt activist Kritsuda Khunasen.

"We should not explain issues on a case-by-case basis any more, but should have a strategy to deal with this matter systematically," Foreign Ministry permanent secretary Sihasak Phuangketkeow said.

"In some cases, the international community might have false information, but in many cases we are really obligated to work on and carry out human-rights issues," he told reporters.

The Foreign Ministry is duty-bound to provide explanations to the international community, but sometimes lacks information, he said. Hence, he suggested, concerned agencies should sit together and intensively discuss matters related to human rights.

"The issue of human rights is important, and we have to comply with the obligations and the commitment Thailand has given to the international community," Sihasak said.

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has raised concerns about how politicians, academics, activists and journalists have been arrested and detained by the junta since it took over on May 22.

In a statement released on Tuesday, the UNHCHR expressed concerns specifically in relation to Kritsuda, who supports the elected government ousted by the military.

In testimony shared with the media and human-rights organisations on August 2, Kritsuda described her treatment and the conditions of her detention, which lasted from May 28 to June 24.

She claims she was blindfolded for seven days, was beaten several times, and once even lost consciousness when a plastic bag was placed over her head.

The UNHCHR and Human Rights Watch have both called on the junta to look into this case. In addition, the UN rights body asked for details of Kritsuda's whereabouts last month when Thai media reported her missing.

In response, the junta broadcast a video clip showing the activist in military detention, looking well and being treated well.

The junta has also rejected Kritsuda's allegations that she was tortured, saying she had cooperated with the authorities and had provided very useful information on the anti-coup movements.

Sihasak, meanwhile, said the UN had previously asked about Kritsuda's whereabouts, but at that time she had gone into hiding herself for safety.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/politics/New-strategy-needed-for-foreign-critics-30240517.html

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[NongKhaiKid]

" In some cases the international community might have false information " but how could that be ,  isn't the media tightly controlled  ?

 

Maybe these terrible foreigners are simply inventing things.

[chooka]

Their human rights problem is even worse than it appears on the surface.  Babies being cultivated for sale to pedo's and medical experiments or whoever has the the money to buy the flesh.  Thailand's Human-rights are getting worse by the day and not better.  Throwing a bit of sugar and telling the people telling people what you want them to hear doesn't work outside the borders of Thailand.  People outside are not afraid and will ask questions and not just suck up the bull fed to them.

[EnzoRippo]

Oh yes, please explain us what are Human Rights.

[chainarong]

Is there something completely wrong with spokespersons in Thailand or did they teach a course in denial while at school , every time someone speaks they give an entirely different perspective to the subject at hand, this guy is so full of B/S it smell all the way back to the UN, the only duty for the Thai government is for Thailand to lift it's game, you have an atrocious record in many area's , see if you can identify them, if you having trouble contact me through TV and I will gladly oblige to inform you.

[Ricardo]

" In some cases the international community might have false information " but how could that be ,  isn't the media tightly controlled  ?

 

Maybe these terrible foreigners are simply inventing things.

 

Or perhaps some P.R.expert is deliberately feeding the international community false information ?

[sweatalot]

" In some cases the international community might have false information " but how could that be ,  isn't the media tightly controlled  ?

 

Maybe these terrible foreigners are simply inventing things.

 

kind of.

More likely they just take what they get from the shin pr machinery, probably together with some pastry boxes

[NongKhaiKid]

 

" In some cases the international community might have false information " but how could that be ,  isn't the media tightly controlled  ?

 

Maybe these terrible foreigners are simply inventing things.

 

kind of.

More likely they just take what they get from the shin pr machinery, probably together with some pastry boxes

 

Do you mean flowery PR as in " Tulips from AMSTERDAM " ?

[sweatalot]

May be the first thing K. Sihasak should do would be to suggest the foreign countries to check the reliability of their sources

[daoyai]

May be the first thing K. Sihasak should do would be to suggest the foreign countries to check the reliability of their sources

like the banned reading material that will tell you the real story?

[BudRight]

Less explaining more fixing.

[sweatalot]

 

May be the first thing K. Sihasak should do would be to suggest the foreign countries to check the reliability of their sources

like the banned reading material that will tell you the real story?

 

 

so you know the banned reading material?

link, please
 

[Chang_paarp]

Maybe they could start by admitting there is a problem. Then get ready to show the world they are actually doing something to rectify the issues.
Very western I know but it is what the foreign devils want to hear.

[northernjohn]

They could pull a Yingluck and keep saying give us 6 months. 

[falang07]

And what about human rights of foreigners living in Thailand having not equal rights with Thais living abroad?