20 บทนำ� of human rights as well as amendments to laws, rules, regulations, or orders to accord with human rights principles. These include revisions to the Penal Code and other laws related to abortion, human rights impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the criminal record management procedure, and protection of human rights defenders. 4. Raising awareness of the importance of human rights in all sectors of society. One of the fourth Commission’s policy is to promote a culture of human rights respect. To this end, the NHRCT organized human rights awareness training for a variety of target groups, including senior executives, private business organizations, and educational professionals. It has also developed a manual on human rights education at university level. Collaboration with network partners such as the government, commercial sector, civil society, and the community has been established to promote and protect human rights. Six new human rights education and coordination centers have been set up in the region in the NHRCT efforts to encourage and support local academic institutions to have a role in promoting human rights and resolving human rights breaches in their respective communities. The NHRCT places a high value on regularly communicating information and knowledge about human rights to the public via a variety of media and channels, such as radio programs, print media, as well as human rights journals. Public statements were issued on key human rights situations and press conference was held on a weekly basis. 5. 5Research on human rights. The NHRCT has undertaken research studies on three human rights issues. (1) human rights and clean air management for health; (2) human rights protection and promotion for elderly prisoners; and (3) human rights promotion and protection in the information technology and online communication context. In addition, it has promoted the utilization of research findings on business and human rights concerns among various organizations, relevant authorities, and the general public. 6. Promoting international collaboration and coordination in the field of human rights. The NHRCT participated in meetings with national human rights institutions from a variety of countries as part of global and regional cooperation, including collaboration with United Nations agencies, international organizations, civil society, and foreign embassies in Thailand, to exchange views on human rights operations on a variety of issues, including human rights issues in the country and region, support for personnel training, and the implementation of activities of common interest. The NHRCT also prepared a report on the state of human rights in Thailand to be used as input for the review of Thailand’s human rights situation in the 3rd UPR cycle of the UN Human Rights Council. In its effort to regain the A status, the NHRCT sent written information to the Sub-Committee on Accreditation