The
Oral Statement
to
the United Nations Committee on International Covenant
on
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR)
55th
Session
on
Monday 1st June 2015 at Palais Wilson
By
Community
Resource Centre
Northern
Development Foundation
Thai
Sea Watch Association
E-Sarn
Human Rights and Peace Information Centre
Project
for Campaign for Public Policy on Mineral Resources
Dear
Excellency,
We
know that Thailand is developing country but almost of the development project
either government or private project have not concerned about the self
determination, fair natural resources management and democratic participation
of people for the decision to start the project until the end of the project.
There was also lake of improvement on good standard of technology and pollution
to prevent the violation on Human Rights and Environment.
We
found that no any law and regulation related to Extraterritorial Obligation and
adopted the term of Business and Human Rights such as Cooperate Social
Responsibility (CSR) have been implemented. We urge for legislation a good
governance and social responsibility for government agency and cooperate to
promote the rule of business and human rights and not only in Thailand but need
to make it according to Extraterritorial Obligation.
There
are several laws need to be reformed to ensure the right to live in good
environment and impose their livelihood and right to public participation,
access to information and participation on natural resources management,
especially, new Fishery Act, Land Law, Mining Law, Forest and National Park Law
and Environmental Law.
As,
Thailand is a member of ASEAN, the state should join with other member to
promote and protect Human Rights and Environmental Rights under
extraterritorial obligation such as making the protection procedure on The
ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR)
Thank
you,
Read
by Sor.Rattanamanee Polkla, coordinator of Community Resource Centre (CRC)
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by Community Resource Centre, Northern Development Foundation, Thai Sea Watch Association, E-Sarn Human Rights and Peace Information Centre, Project for Campaign for Public Policy on Mineral Resources
Submitted by May 8, 2015
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