3
1) recommendations on community rights 22 issues: the NHRCT has
suggestions on requesting the complained government agency suspends a project or reviews
it or implements it following the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human
Rights to appoint a committee or working group that includes all relevant sectors, or has a
mechanism in place to address it. Investigation of concrete human rights violations to urgently
resolve issues organizing public hearings in the area and stakeholders, and taking into account
the process of people's participation under the Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand, B.E.
2560 (2017) for people to access information in all dimensions; Establishing a mutual
agreement between government agencies and people affected to determine common solutions
to problems closely following and supervising the operations of the respondent under their
powers, including suggesting remedies for those affected It proposed to consider supporting
the urgent budget and made suggestions for the private sector to implement the principle of
human rights due diligence in terms of risks and impacts from the performance of duties in
respect of the business sector, including the determination of remedial measures for damage
that may occur from business operations.
Results/achievements:
Relevant agencies have implemented recommendations from the NHRCT. For
example, Nakhon Si Thammarat province has conducted a fact check to review the port
construction project at Ao Talet or review the business license to establish a provincial working
group to solve problems and monitor business operations Management of problems affecting
the epidemic of black chin cichlids. The Department of Fisheries has expedited the elimination
of the black-chinned cichlids and paid compensation to the affected farmers. The case of the
Nong Dae dredging project and the case of Trang Palm Oil Company Limited solved problems
and healed the complainants and those affected until they were satisfied, including in the case
of government projects and the private sector held hearings. Stakeholder Engagement
Process Related communities and people under the Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand,
B.E. 2560, to access information both before and after the preparation of the environmental
impact assessment report, etc.
In the case where the agency is unable to implement the recommendations of the
NHRCT for reasonable reasons. For example, the NHRCT has suggested that the Electricity
Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) publish the progress of the operation. However,
EGAT is unable to implement the recommendations of the NHRCT because it is pending clarity
on determining the order and size of water resources development projects by the Republic of
the Government of the Union of Myanmar to determine the direction of the development of
such projects, or recommendations to the Ministry of Transport and the Marine Department to
bring the study results and prepare an Environmental Impact Assessment (SEA) report at the