○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Human Rights Situations and Challenges ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ (ratifying on 14 June 2000 and entry into force on 22 December ○ ○ 1) Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (acceding on 9 August 1985 and entry into force on 8 September 1985) and its Optional Protocol ○ ○ ○ international human rights treaties to which it is a party: ○ ○ Thailand has to comply with the obligations under the following ○ ○ tasks to promote and protect human rights internationally, ○ ○ three-year term between 2001 and 2003. Apart from such special ○ ○ United Nations Commission on Human Rights, and will serve a ○ ○ Thailand was, for the first time, elected a member of the ○ ○ ○ instruments and challenges ○ ○ 2.1 Thailand’s obligations under international human rights ○ ○ ○ 2. The domestic human rights situation and challenges ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ is increasingly contentious. ○ ○ institutions. As a result, the realisation of the right to development ○ advocated by developed world and international financial ○ ○ developing countries by means of economic liberalisation ○ ○ multinational companies have exploited natural resources in ○ and opportunities to development for poorer people. Moreover, ○ ○ It results in the inequitable access to information, knowledge ○ ○ between developed and developing countries is also widening. ○ ○ The uneven development of economy and technology 2 ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ (acceding on 29 October 1996 and entry into force on 29 January 1997); ○ ○ 3) International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ○ ○ ○ 2) Convention on the Rights of the Child (acceding on 27 March 1992, entry into force on 26 April 1992); ○ ○ ○ ○ 2000); 11