Spreading the word on human rights

PA 43/09 An important agreement on human rights education has been signed by the Office of the Judiciary of Thailand and The University of Nottingham. The signing of a Memorandum of Understanding coincides with the arrival of 46 judges and court officials from Thailand for a two-week long training course on international human rights standards and British best practice. The programme is the latest in a series of capacity-building programmes run by the University's world-renowned Human Rights Law Centre which, since 2007, has forged increasingly strong links with the Thai judiciary. The Secretary General of the Office of the Judiciary, Mr Phinij Susaoraj, signed an agreement with the University's Vice-Chancellor Professor David Greenaway which will forge closer ties between the institutions. It will put the seal on the agreement to strengthen the unique link forged over the past two years by the human rights education programme that has been delivered by the Human Rights Law Centre at the University. The current two-week seminar programme laid on for the members of the Thai judiciary is focusing on civil and political rights relevant to the criminal justice process. It also deals with human rights standards protecting vulnerable groups such as women and children.