The policy advocacy team work closely with the CRSP, government bureaus, and other stakeholders to follow up the implementation of the Regulation of the Office of the Prime Minister On the Screening of Aliens who Enter into the Kingdom and are Unable to Return to the Country of Origin B.E. 2562 and the Memorandum of Understanding on The Determination of Measures and Approaches Alternative to Detention of Children in Immigration Detention Centers B.E. 2562 which are the significant law and policy that related to the urban refugees in Thailand.
Regulation of the Office of the Prime Minister On the Screening of Aliens who Enter into the Kingdom and are Unable to Return to the Country of Origin B.E.2562
National Screening Mechanism (NSM)
There are people who enter and reside in Thailand, whether legally or illegally under the immigration law, and they are unable to return to their country of origin since they have a reasonable ground to believe that they would suffer danger due to persecution. The Thai government established a screening mechanism for such groups in order to reach sustainable solutions for Thailand’s alien management problem.
Memorandum of Understanding on The Determination of Measures and Approaches Alternative to Detention of Children in Immigration Detention Centers
บันทึกความเข้าใจเรื่อง การกำหนดมาตรการและแนวทางแทนการกักตัวเด็กไว้ในสถานกักตัวคนต่างด้าวเพื่อรอการส่งกลับ
ATD MOU
On 21 January 2019, seven Thai government agencies signed the Memorandum of Understanding on The Determination of Measures and Approaches Alternative to Detention of Children in Immigration Detention Centers.
The Memorandum of Understanding to guide the Royal Thai Police, the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security and other relevant agencies in assisting and protecting children detained at Immigration Detention Centers, in accordance with Thailand’s domestic laws and international obligations.
บันทึกความเข้าใจเรื่อง การกำหนดมาตรการและแนวทางแทนการกักตัวเด็กไว้ในสถานกักตัวคนต่างด้าวเพื่อรอการส่งกลับจัดทำขึ้นเพื่อให้สำนักงานตำรวจแห่งชาติ กระทรวงการพัฒนาสังคมและความมั่นคงของมนุษย์ และหน่วงงานที่เกี่ยวข้องใช้เป็นแนวทางในการให้ความช่วยเหลือและปกป้องคุ้มครองเด็กที่ถูกกักตัวไว้ในสถานกักตัวคนต่างด้าวเพื่อรอการส่งกลับ ให้สอดคล้องกับกรอบกฎหมายภายในประเทศและพันธกรณีระหว่างประเทศ โดยมีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อเป็นแนวทางปฏิบัติงานร่วมกันของหน่วยงานภาครัฐและหน่วยงานที่เกี่ยวข้องในการแก้ไขปัญหาการกักตัวเด็กไว้ในสถานกักตัวคนต่างด้าวเพื่อรอการส่งกลับ และเพื่อกำหนดกลไกและหน้าที่ความรับผิดชอบที่ชัดเจนของหน่วยงานในการสร้างหลักประกันว่า เด็กจะได้รับการคุ้มครองสิทธิตามกฎหมายภายในประเทศและพันธกรณีระหว่างประเทศ
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