Policy Advocacy at Asylum Access Thailand


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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AAT Updates

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  • Research Report “Healthcare Access and Services for Urban Refugee Communities During the Covid-19 Pandemic: Community Findings”
    Asylum Access Thailand is excited to share the results of our refugee-led research study on how refugees in Bangkok access healthcare leading up to and during the pandemic. The results show that, while each of the seven participating communities experience the pandemic differently, every community now faces additional barriers to care than before the pandemic. It is vital that refugees …
  • The comic book “The Three Friends against COVID-19”
    The comic book, The Three Friends against COVID-19 is available now for every urban refugee community in 14 languages – English, Arabic, Burmese, Chinese, Dari, Ede, Hmong, Jarai, Khmer, Somali, Tamil, Vietnamese, Urdu. The COVID-19 has been affecting everyone, especially the children. During this time, many children still cannot access basic covid-19 resources to prevent themselves from the virus because …
  • 3rd ATD MOU anniversary in Thailand
    Today, January 21, 2022, is the third year since ATD MOU was established in Thailand on January 21, 2019.ATD MOU is a significant and positive step to preserve the rights of the child and their family members. Nonetheless, room for improvement still remains in its implementation.Asylum Access Thailand and the coalition hope the ATD MOU will be a sustainable solution, …
  • AAT Policy Advocacy Blog#4 Story of Pari
    The DCA group provides me with great knowledge and training to become a human rights advocate for my community. Pari, DCA Group Member The Policy Advocacy team of Asylum Access Thailand interviewed Pari, a 17-year old Pakistani refugee who now lives in Bangkok, Thailand. In this new policy advocacy blog, she shared her journey to Thailand from the country of …
  • Overcome COVID-19 together
    In the midst-year of 2021, the COVID-19 situation in Thailand was at its peak and heavily impacted people’s everyday lives. Rashi, her daughters, and their community members were bound to stay at home with the limited choices of relaxing activities, and their mental well-being was filled with fear, loneliness, and anxiety. The video will show the challenges they face and …
  • Language Justice for Refugee Communities
    Hello Friend, My name is Maya*, and I want to share with you about how the program that I coordinate helps refugee communities advocate for their rights. The refugee communities in Thailand come from all over the world and speak many different languages. My program trains bilingual members of our communities to become interpreters and paralegals so that our communities …
  • COVID-19 E-book
    Due to the COVID-19 disruption in Thailand, many refugees have limited access to valid information regarding measurement and appropriate protection from the virus. Asylum Access Thailand urged to distribute necessary information for the refugees to ensure their wellbeing during the COVID-19 outbreak. Asylum Access Thailand compiled a wide range of information from researches, academic reports, and sources to this E-book. …
  • How Thai Civil Society Organizations Are Working Together to Advance Refugee Rights
    How do you advance refugee rights in a country that does not yet recognize refugees? Naiyana Thanawattho, Executive Director of Asylum Access Thailand, Emily Arnold-Fernández, President and CEO of Asylum Access, and Waritsara Rungthong of the Peace Way Foundation have provided key insight into this conundrum in an article featured in the latest issue of Forced Migration Review by drawing …
  • AAT Policy Advocacy Blog#3 หลักการห้ามผลักดันกลับ หรือ Non-Refoulement ผูกพันประเทศไทยอย่างไร
    หลักการห้ามผลักดันกลับ หรือ Non-Refoulement ผูกพันประเทศไทยอย่างไร Written by Kornkanok Wathanabhoom, Policy Advocacy and Communications Coordinator