Report on torture and ill-treatment submitted to UN body

The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) submitted a shadow report to the United Nations (UN) Committee Against Torture (CAT), ahead of its review of Thailand’s second periodic report under the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. The review of Thailand’s report will take place on 5 and 6 November 2024 in Geneva, Switzerland.

30 September 2024. The joint FIDH-UCL shadow report details the Thai authorities’ failure to comply with Thailand’s obligations under various provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (namely, Articles 2, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15) with regard to: 1) prison conditions; 2) the use of the death penalty; 3) and deaths in custody and deaths of military cadets/conscripts.

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