Thailand Moves to Ban Torture and Abduction. Activists Aren’t Ready to Celebrate.

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Thailand Moves to Ban Torture and Abduction. Activists Aren’t Ready to Celebrate.
By Pravit Rojanaphruk
Senior Staff Writer


Protesters staged a rally at Chiang Mai City Hall in April 2014 urging a swift investigation into disappearance of Karen activist Porlachee “Billy” Rakchongcharoen.

BANGKOK — The human rights community today signaled cautious optimism about the interim cabinet’s move to criminalize torture and enforced disappearance by public officials in Thailand.

Endorsing the bill nine years after its adoption was first urged, the cabinet’s resolution said the law would “enhance the effectiveness” of existing laws and serve “to raise human rights protection in Thailand to the same par with the international standard,” according to an unofficial translation.

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-- Khaosod English 2016-05-27

[cloudhopper]

Thailand - where dildos are illegal but abduction and torture is not.

[prestburypark]

Really, where's the fun in that?

Some things here are so far beyond comprehension, by all means make torture and abduction illegal, get into the eighteenth century Thailand.

[docshock13]

Really, where's the fun in that?

Some things here are so far beyond comprehension, by all means make torture and abduction illegal, get into the eighteenth century Thailand.

Still have a few centuries to go, I fear.

[thesetat2013]

Really, where's the fun in that?

Some things here are so far beyond comprehension, by all means make torture and abduction illegal, get into the eighteenth century Thailand.

Still have a few centuries to go, I fear.

Abductions and torture by government officials doesn't happen in Thailand. The officials don't get their hands dirty with this. Also, many laws are made in Thailand yet, rarely get enforced for long unless someone catches it in vdo and shares it with the world. So why bother to make this a law?

And how do you enforce a law when it is the law enforcers who commit the act itself? I'm not saying it actually happens, as I have never seen it. But, what if heheee

[NongKhaiKid]

Thailand moves to ban, and we can imagine at what speed they will move !

The Latin phrase Ad Festina Lente ( To Make Haste Slowly ) should be the national motto.

[aussieinthailand]

The ""abduction and enforced disappearance of people by public officials in Thailand "" will be made illegal.

So what about the invitation you can not refuse followed by a dash of "AA" for a week or a month, will that fall under the new laws? ok ok sorry my bad, just taking the p*ss

[Plutojames88]

There it is again.

Words.

Not just ordinary words

But carefully selected to create the illusion .

Look at today's words brought to you by the ruling NCPO .

"Enhance the effectiveness"

That implies they are boosting up an already effective measure.

The press releases are designed to the say its "" unfair "" when a red card appears.

If only words had currency anymore.

Thailand has recently been described as promises being worthless when human rights are concerned.

So we will see , (as predicted by some ) many snippets like this.

Unfortunately , buying time was all they needed to fish for new markets.

They recently have done this.

The slaves will continue .

Torture will continue.

As for international standards sure its dubious to enter the fray on that one.

We have seen detainees in orange jump suits over the years.

However even AA in Thailand is a form of torture if you want to be precise.

Fear and detainment for opinion is wrong and a form of torture.

LM crosses many lines as ambassadors have pointed out.

The world would rather see elections and the majority rule.

But if not .

At least stop the BS here .

We know what's going on.

We understand

It's plain wrong.

Edited May 27, 2016 by Plutojames88

[wabothai]

Good, so now we can sue the government for snatching us of the streets for an AA.

[klauskunkel]

Thailand Moves to Ban Torture and Abduction

...but in the wrong direction

[Winniedapu]

"Thailand Moves to Ban Torture and Abduction."

Should be"

Thailand Moves to create the appearance of Banning Torture and Abduction.

W

[HerbalEd]

"... interim cabinet’s move to criminalize torture and enforced disappearance by public officials in Thailand." Now there's a great idea. Wonder why this hasn't been done already???

[huangnon]

Thailand - where dildos are illegal but abduction and torture is not.

The dildos that aren't running things here already.

[bheard]

"Endorsing the bill nine years after its adoption was first urged, the cabinet’s resolution said the law would “enhance the effectiveness” of existing laws and serve “to raise human rights protection in Thailand to the same par with the international standard,” according to an unofficial translation."

Nine years to mull that one??

Hey, don't lets rush into this . . .