Execlusive Summary Summary EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The National Human Rights Commission of Thailand (NHRCT) began to prepare a report on human rights situation assessment in Thailand in 2017 by reviewing human rights situation in Thailand in 2016 while checking structural problems together with incidents that occurred in 2017. The report is divided into five main sections and comprises of 18 issues. The NHRCT coordinated and used two important parts of information to prepare this report that were internal information consisting of incidents, factual situations according to cases of complaint and hearings of views from seminars or meetings with specific groups together with statistics and information provided from 19 agencies and professional organisations involved in human rights promotion and protection, both public and private ones, meetings to listen to information about human rights situations in the regions, meetings and seminars to listen to information about situations and policy recommendations, including the NHRCT Meets the People in the Regional Forum, monitoring of situation of each issue group, monitoring results of actions according to laws, policies, work plans and activities that were related to the government and related government agencies, especially in the areas of development, social reform and national politics. For assessment, analysis and synthesis, the NHRCT used standard indicators and benchmarks importantly according to the main human rights treaties and recommendations of the UN Charter-based mechanisms, and human rights principles provided in the Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand, laws and policies in the country. Results of the assessment of human rights situation in Thailand are presented in summary consisting of three main parts, as: the overview and assessment of human rights situations; problems and obstacles; and recommendations. Their details are as follows: คณะกรรมการสิทธิมนุษยชนแห่งชาติ | 33