○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 4) International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (acceding on 6 September 1999 and entry into force on 5 December 1999). The government has, therefore, to ensure that the domestic laws and practices will be in compliance with these international human rights obligations. Another obligation is to submit the initial or periodical reports to each treaty-monitoring Committee on the national implementation and the progress made to advance these rights. Moreover, Thailand should consider withdrawing some of the reservations made at the time of accession to these instruments, and should consider possibility to become party to more major international human rights instruments. Among these are the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, and the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families. 2.2. Challenges to human rights promotion and protection within the country A number of organic laws have yet to be legislated to guarantee the rights as stipulated by the Constitution. Furthermore, several policies and existing laws are still inconsistent with the objectives of the Constitution which require amendments. Meanwhile, the rights of people and the community rights are threatened and deprived in various forms by non-state actors such as transnational organised crime rings, or multinational companies. Assessing the overall situation, the areas of particular concerns are as 12 ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ of the National Human Rights Commission of Thailand (2002-2007) ○ Plan ○ The Strategic follows: