Essay On Human Rights In Thailand

The existence of EMs and IPs in most ASEAN countries (like Indonesia, Myanmar and the Philippines) has been inherent since ASEAN’s creation. Practically all EMs and IPs are facing discrimination, mainly stemming from the lack of basic human rights administered onto them which comes from their lack of citizenship rights; and also fearing the unhappiness coming from the ethnic majority. Since 1960, the Thai government has implemented policies of relocating Thai tribal groups from highland to lowland areas, where land there is not as fertile for agriculture. Backed with reasons that the hill tribes are responsible for the deforestation in the Golden Triangle area, they were moved en masse with little warning and forced to assume the costs of re-establishment at their new location. The main issue the 1.2 million hill tribe population are facing is the lack of citizenship, which has seen them go below the poverty line and not treated with the basic human rights. The Thai government recognizes this issue and will continue to overcome the challenges to solve this pressing issue. The Thai government remains as committed as ever to make sure that the IPs in Thailand have basic human rights administered on them, while attempting to make sure that the tension between the IPs and Thai Chinese majority remains low because of this. The

The procedures for screening and preparation of evidence prior to approval by the Minister of Interior have improved. This has increased the opportunities for those whose citizenship has been revoked and have been limited by Revolutionary Decree 337. They are now permitted to request for the restoration of their citizenship, where other forms of human rights can then follow. However, the process still gets stuck at the district level where the new law is not