Institute of Justice to help fight human trafficking
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- The Thailand Institute of Justice has joined forces with the Attorney General's Office to find solutions and speed up action on human trafficking concerns.

It hopes that if seriously challenged, the issues can be resolved within one to three years, TIJ director Adisak Panupong said yesterday.

The solutions include a database of cases and human trafficking litigation; a seminar on judges' roles in suppressing human trafficking; and training for police and prosecutors to ensure justice and appropriate remedial measures for the victims, he said.

Attorney-General Trakul Winitnaiyapak said though it has been six years since the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act took effect, law enforcers still didn't understand it. He urged public prosecutors to develop a body of knowledge on human trafficking crime prosecution.

Office of the Attorney General's International Affairs Office chief Wanchai Rujanawong said human trafficking was as bad as drug crimes, and if it remained unsolved, Thailand would face boycotts.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/Institute-of-Justice-to-help-fight-human-trafficki-30248100.html


-- The Nation 2014-11-19

Not that we want to do it but " if it remained unresolved, Thailand would face boycotts".

Oh for fogs sake just do something for once and do it for the right reason. Enough talks, seminars, databases, six years on and law enforcers still dont understand the law.

" If seriously challenged... ' says it all and it's a big IF.

All the reports , seminars, training etc in the world will change nothing if proper enforcement isn't carried out and over the years in connection with so many issues all sorts of action, crackdowns, blitzes etc are promised and that usually is where it ends.

Human trafficking is big money with all sorts of people, including powerful interests involved, unfortunately these are the kind of people that Thailand can't / won't take on and for many reasons.

I would assume that there is big money in human trafficking and when there is big money in something then there is a potential to pay money to let it continue.

Corruption is the keystone of every one of Thailand's problems.

Thailand has already been downgraded to Tier 4 on the TIP system. There has been a lot of hot air - as usual - from the authorities on what they are doing to combat this evil.

Count the number of cases that have surfaced in the last two weeks and weep.

While so much money is at stake nothing will change.

So called sanctions and reprimands from the UN, US, EU whatever.. have not made any difference.

This evil is here to stay.

The Institute of justice should be overloaded with fighting injustice displayed on a regular basis within the Thai system, much less wanting to put more on their plate.

"and training for police and prosecutors to ensure justice and appropriate remedial measures for the victims..."

No comment!

The credibility gap just keeps getting bigger with each media stop , the more I see of this the more I think that inaction will result , I have found the more Thai's talk the less gets done.

"The Thailand Institute of Justice has joined forces with the Attorney General's Office to find solutions and speed up action on human trafficking concerns."

That must be the smallest institute in the world. Shortest book in the world: "Accomplishments of the Thailand Institute of Justice" .

The credibility gap just keeps getting bigger with each media stop , the more I see of this the more I think that inaction will result , I have found the more Thai's talk the less gets done.

Prosecutions of offending individuals and companies would make a better story and show everyone that they are serious. What happened to the pineapple King? Fishing boats? Heaven forbid, a Thai navy boat?

"Attorney-General Trakul Winitnaiyapak said though it has been six years since the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act took effect, law enforcers still didn't understand it."

After six years what does the TIJ hope to accomplish in the next one to three years - do some PowerPoint presentations? The lack of "understanding" the law may be more intentional ignorance led by conflicts of interests and lack of top command leadership to vigorously pursue human trafficking. Obviously, the AG wasn't too concerned with his agency's lack of track record on the law. Meanwhile, the prosecution of people who have accused Thai officials of being implicated in human trfaficking continues unabated.