DSI attended seminar and organized an exhibition on the “One year with Anti Torture and Enforced Disappearance Law: A Journey to Justice”

DSI attended seminar and organized an exhibition on the “One year with Anti Torture and Enforced Disappearance Law: A Journey to Justice”

On 21 February, 2024, at the Ministry of Justice Building, Pol.Maj. Yutthana Praedam, Acting Director-General of the Department of Special Investigation, accompanied by Mr. Angsuket Visuthvattanasak, Director of Justice Enhancement Affairs Bureau, Mr. Withawat Sukantharos, Head of Surveillance and Intelligence Center, and Ms. Nattakan Pongpiriya, Head of Public Relations Division, participated in a seminar on "Directions and Challenges in Implementation of the Anti-Torture and Enforced Disappearance Act B.E. 2565" in the event “One year with Anti Torture and Enforced Disappearance Law: A Journey to Justice” organized by the Rights and Liberties Protection Department with the objectives of declaring the performance of the Committee for the Prevention and Suppression of Torture and Enforced Disappearance, as well as to publicizing to the relevant agencies and the general public and raising their awareness about the subject matters of the Act.
On this occasion, Pol.Gen. Tawee Sodsong, Minister of Justice, delivered the opening remarks and gave a special talk. He also visited an exhibition by the Department of Special Investigation, which is responsible for enforcing the aforementioned Act. The DSI participated in the seminar and arranged exhibition showcasing important cases in which government officials may have been involved in wrongdoings, and demonstrating arrests made in accordance with the Anti-Torture and Enforced Disappearance Act, among other topics.
As 22 February 2024 marked the one-year anniversary of the enforcement of the Anti-Torture and Enforced Disappearance Act B.E. 2565, the DSI has become more aware of torture and enforced disappearance committed by government officials as a serious violation of human rights that cannot be tolerated under any circumstances, in order to enhance the enforcement of the law and protect human rights in Thailand, as well as to ensure compliance with the Convention Against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, and the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance.