https://rightsbeyondborder.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/17-212×300.jpg A child is every individual below the age of 18 and are entitled to every right stipulated in the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which Thailand acceded to on the 12th February 1992. This means the government is obliged to take action to ensure that every child in the country, regardless of […]
Thai Traffic Law
https://rightsbeyondborder.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/13-212×300.jpg In Thailand you are required to drive on the left hand side of the road. As Thailand’s road rules are similar to other countries in Southeast Asia. The legal age limit in Thailand in which to drive is 18 years old. And, in order to obtain a driving license in Thailand, potential drivers must […]
International Refugee Law
https://rightsbeyondborder.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/12-212×300.jpg A refugee is someone who flees to a foreign country for safety due to war, terrorist invasion, natural disaster, persecution, or other types of threatening conditions. A refugee must be outside their country of nationality or habitual residence. They must have a well-founded fear of return to that country. Their fear must be of […]
Thai Migrant Labour Registration Card
https://rightsbeyondborder.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/11-212×300.jpg Thai Migrant Labour Registration Card ( Pink Card and CI Card) The Pink Card is intended for foreigners entering Thailand. Those who have officially entered can apply at any time. The term of the card is 10 years. For those who entered illegally, they must only do so during the official opening of the […]
National Screening Mechanism (NSM)
https://rightsbeyondborder.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/10-212×300.jpg The National Screening Mechanism or NSM is a mechanism under Thai domestic laws to distinguish between Illegal Aliens (subject to criminal charges under the Immigration Act) and Refugees (Protected Persons). The purposed of the NSM is to identify people who need protection in Thailand because they cannot return to their home. Qualification of applicants […]
Criminal Code
https://rightsbeyondborder.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/9-212×300.jpg The Criminal Code is divided into 3 parts General Provision Offense Misdemeanor Types of offense under criminal law Offenses related to causing danger to the public Document related offenses Electronic card offenses Passport related offenses Sexual Offenses Offense against life Offense against the body The offense of child abandonment sick or elderly people Offenses […]
Anti – Torture Act
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 […]










