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People s rights panel touted to fix crisis
published : 10 Dec 2020 at 04:00
The Campaign for Popular Democracy (CPD), a human rights and democracy non-governmental organisation, yesterday called for the formation of a people s human rights committee to look into violations of such rights in Thailand. The call was intended to mark Constitution Day and International Human Rights Day today.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) had failed to carry out its duties, so a people s version of the body is critically needed, the group said.
The CPD viewed the political conflict between protesters and the government as a human rights crisis, one resulting from a problematic constitution; the ideal solution lies in a speedy rewrite of the charter in which public participation is guaranteed, it said.