Filing a Grievance with the United Nations

Thai Foreign Minister Raises Concerns over Cambodia's Human Rights Violations at Geneva Meeting

Thailand's Foreign Minister, Maris Sangiampongsa, is currently in Geneva to present evidence of Cambodian-laid landmines on Thai soil to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and various United Nations (UN) agencies.

On Wednesday, Maris Sangiampongsa met with Ichikawa Tomiko, President of the 22nd Meeting of States Parties of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention (Ottawa Convention). During this meeting, he updated the representatives about cases where fresh landmines have injured Thai soldiers.

The Foreign Minister also held a meeting with Nada Al-Nashif, the UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, to discuss Cambodia's alleged violations of international law. The specific human rights treaties that Cambodia is alleged to have violated, other than the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, were not mentioned in the paragraph.

Maris Sangiampongsa reaffirmed Thailand's commitment to the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention and pledged to join the UN Secretary-General's global campaign on humanitarian disarmament and mine action. He also met Carolyne-Mélanie Réghimbal of the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs.

In addition to these meetings, Maris Sangiampongsa is scheduled to meet the ICRC president and other UN agencies to highlight Cambodia's breaches of humanitarian law. The exact nature of the evidence presented to the ICRC and the UN agencies was not mentioned in the paragraph.

In New York, Ambassador Cherdchai Chaivaivid was scheduled to brief UN Secretary-General António Guterres on developments in the border situation. The exact nature of the developments in the border situation that Ambassador Cherdchai Chaivaivid was scheduled to brief UN Secretary-General António Guterres on was not mentioned in the paragraph.

Thailand has brought Cambodia's alleged violation of international law to the United Nations and the ICRC, raising concerns over Cambodia's violations of the UN Charter and human rights treaties, including the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The specific UN agencies that Maris Sangiampongsa is scheduled to meet, other than the ICRC president, were not specified in the paragraph.