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UK seeks safeguards from Thailand on removals and violence

The UK recognised in Geneva Thailand's progress on marriage equality and against torture, and asked for a deportation review within 12 months, measurable…

--- The context --- The UK human rights ambassador, Eleanor Sanders, spoke in Geneva during Thailand's Universal Periodic Review, at the Human Rights Council. --- The facts --- The UK welcomed Thailand's engagement and recognised progress, including on marriage equality and on legislation addressing torture and enforced disappearance, encouraging Thailand to translate commitments into effective action. Within 12 months, Thailand should review the Regulation on Deportation and immigration, extradition and security-cooperation procedures, guaranteeing individual risk assessments, access to legal counsel and effective appeal before removal, and prohibiting return where there is a real risk of persecution, torture or enforced disappearance. By 2027, Thailand should publish measurable implementation indicators for the National Action Plan on the Elimination of Violence against Women, including survivor access to shelters, legal aid and crisis centres, and annual reporting. Within 2 years, it should enact comprehensive anti-SLAPP legislation covering civil and criminal proceedings, including early dismissal and remedies. --- The positions --- As set out by Sanders, recognising progress does not replace demanding results with deadlines and precise protections. --- What remains unknown --- The statement does not detail Thailand's response, how the indicators will be measured or what follow-up the deportation review will receive. --- Unanswered questions --- Will Thailand review deportation within 12 months? Will it publish measurable indicators by 2027? Will it enact anti-SLAPP legislation within 2 years? --- EPM analysis --- The value of the intervention lies in its checkable dates: 12 months, 2027 and 2 years distinguish commitment from compliance. 📌 EPM Take: In EPM's view, the statement is right to combine recognition with demands without turning the review into an empty gesture. Valuing marriage equality and laws against torture matters, but preventing dangerous returns matters more, as does protecting survivors through measurable services and stopping litigation that silences public participation. If Thailand meets the deadlines, progress will be verifiable, not merely diplomatic.
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