https://rightsbeyondborder.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/7-212×300.jpg Convention against Torture and Other Cruel Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment Prevention and Suppression of Torture and Enforced Disappearance Act B.E. 2565 Section 3 In this Act; “Victim” means a person who suffers damage to life, body, or mind as a result of an act of torture or a cruel, inhuman, or degrading […]
Thai Labour law
https://rightsbeyondborder.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6-212×300.jpg Thai Labour law Working Hours and Leave The maximum number of working hours of employees is fixed at 8 hours a day and 48 hours a week in total. In some types of works, as stipulated by law, the employer and the employee may agree to arrange the period of working hours but the […]
Thai Immigration Act B.E. 2522 (1979)
https://rightsbeyondborder.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/5-212×300.jpg The Immigration Act B.E. 2522 (1979) provides that aliens without proper documentation (i.e. valid passport and visa) are prohibited from entering Thailand. Accordingly, many refugees and asylum seekers are subject to arrest, detention, and deportation. Common Charges under the Immigration Act are Illegal entry and Illegal stay (including overstay). The Penalties of the law […]
New arrivals and the access to protection
https://rightsbeyondborder.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/No.4-212×300.jpg It’s important for everyone recognized by Legal Law. Thailand is not a signatory country to the 1951 Refugee Convention, therefore, there are no domestic laws in relation to refugee rights protection in place. However, Everyone are protected by Human Rights even fled to Thailand irregularly. For example, UDHR and Child Rights that to recognize […]