webfact Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Public want NHRC members to be from different backgrounds By Kasamakorn Chanwanpen The Nation BANGKOK: -- The public is calling on the Constitution Drafting Commission (CDC), which is responsible for writing an organic law on the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), to ensure the commissioners come from different backgrounds and that the NHRC is given the authority to prosecute. The CDC held a seminar at Parliament yesterday to gather public opinion on the NHRC—an independent agency tasked with overseeing human-rights issues. During the five-hour-long session, the participants who were mostly members of civil society groups and active citizens, said they wanted to see commissioners from different backgrounds so they could deal with a diverse number of issues in the country. In order to achieve that end, they suggested that the process recruiting committee also have members from diverse backgrounds. Full story: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/national/30304936 -- © Copyright The Nation 2017-01-26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thechook Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Does this mean that farangs can serve or is it just for thais? What does different background actually mean in Thailand when it comes to human rights? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z42 Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 I think they'll get their wish, the junta has got this covered. They'll get members from the army, the navy, the air force, the police, the justice system. Not a bad egg in sight :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgordo38 Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 7 hours ago, webfact said: and active citizens, translates into the elite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtls2005 Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 Yeah, good luck with that. It's amazing the Junta hasn't just scrapped the NHRC. (I actually thought hey had, but maybe they just de-fanged it?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candide Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 18 minutes ago, mtls2005 said: Yeah, good luck with that. It's amazing the Junta hasn't just scrapped the NHRC. (I actually thought hey had, but maybe they just de-fanged it?) Well, the NHRC has always been on the right side of the political arena: - 90+ people killed in 2010: no problem - elections blocked: no problem - limitation of human rights by the Junta: no problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocddave Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 13 hours ago, Thechook said: Does this mean that farangs can serve or is it just for thais? What does different background actually mean in Thailand when it comes to human rights? Its means Generals from different backgrounds, or at least ones who request different brown bag sizes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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