Groups urge Thai action against torture, disappearances
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BANGKOK -- Rights groups are urging Thailand's government to enact legislation banning torture and forced disappearances as its human rights record comes under United Nations review.
Tuesday's review in Geneva by the U.N. Human Rights Committee comes shortly after Thailand's legislature ratified a U.N. treaty against forced disappearances. But groups such as Human Rights Watch say Thailand needs domestic laws explicitly prohibiting torture and forced disappearances to effectively comply with the treaty.
