Thailand
Peacebuilding Links

In keeping with a broad definition of "peacebuilding," this set of links compiles government and civil society efforts in areas of conflict resolution, violence prevention, human rights, legal development and governance.



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Conflict Resolution, Peacemaking and Non-Violence  |  Restorative Justice  |  Human Rights and Legal Development  |  Governance and Development  |  Links to Online Bibliographies on Thailand  |  Laws including Treaties and Conventions  |  News and Information Sources  |  News and Information Sources  |  Return to Peacebuilding in Southeast Asia  |  Return to Peacemakers Trust

Peacemakers Trust has created these links for research purposes only, and cannot take responsibility for content of third party web sites. Inclusion of a link does not imply endorsement of or association with the site or its contents..

Conflict Resolution, Peacemaking and Non-Violence

Amana Media Initiative promotes understanding and peace between and within Muslim communities, faiths and cultural communities in Asia. Amana Magazine is available in Thai, English and several languages.

Aman Network, School of Peace Studies and Conflict Transformation is an initiative of the Asian Muslim Action Network.

Khon Kaen University Institute for Dispute Resolution. KKU's IDR is located in Khon Kaen, Thailand.

King Prajadhipok's Institute, Centre for Peace and Governance. KPI, located in Bangkok, conducts research and education on peace, conflict resolution and good governance in Thailand.

Mahidol University Research Center for Peace Building, founded in 2004, conducts research toward peaceful solutions to conflicts in Thailand especially the conflict in Narathiwat, Pattani and Yala.

National Reconciliation Commission, Thailand

Nonviolence International - South East Asia, 3000 Soi 130 Latprao Rd, Bangkapi, 10240 Bangkok, Thailand, Tel/Fax: +66-2-3741671.

Peace Information Centre, Faculty of Political Science, Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand. The Director is Dr. Chaiwat Satha-Anand.

Sathirakoses-Nagapradeepa Foundation (Sulak Sivaraksa), 127 Soi Santipap, Nares Road, Bangkok 10500, Thailand.

Southeast Asia Conflict Studies Network. The Thailand Regional office of the SEASCN is located at Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.

Restorative Justice

Prison Fellowship International: Thailand information.

Christian Prison Ministry Foundation, operated by the Anglican Church since 1972, this organization offers training and life development for inmates in the various prisons, as well as a half-way house called the House of Blessing.

Human Rights and Legal Development

Thailand Laws (English)

Official National Human Rights Institutions

Office of the National Human Rights Commission of Thailand. This is the English language site of Thailand's National Human Rights Commission, including links to reports and publications.

The Ombudsman of Thailand. Includes reports.

Lawyers in Thailand

International Human Rights Organizations and International Organizations

Amnesty International. This page contains Amnesty International's reports about Thailand.

Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN). See the ASEAN Charter (pdf). See also the Working Group Working Group for an ASEAN Human Rights Mechanism which works towards establishment of a regional human rights commission for ASEAN members including Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam.

Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA). See FORUM-ASIA's publications.

Asian Human Rights Commission. This is the AHRC's Thailand website. Also see the website of the Asian Human Rights Commission.

Asian Legal Resource Centre. Based in Hong Kong, the ALRC monitors human rights of a number of countries in Asia.

Human Rights First. This page of the Human Rights First website features concerns about human rights defenders in Thailand.

Human Rights Watch (HRW). This page hosted by Human Rights Watch contains HRW reports about Thailand.

International Commission of Jurists (ICJ). This page features ICJ's reports and bulletins about countries in the Asia-Pacific region.

International Crisis Group: Thailand. See the ICG's reports on Thailand.

International Labour Organization (ILO). This page contains the ILO's profile on Thailand, including the ILO conventions ratified by Thailand, with links to the text of the relevant conventions and other reports.

United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). This is the OHCHR page on Thailand, links to information on UN Conventions ratified by Thailand and other documents about Thailand.

United Nations in Thailand. Links to various UN agencies working in Thailand.

Laws and Policies (English translations)

Bayefsky.com valuable pages on Thailand's human rights treaty signatures, ratifications, reservations, reports and other documents.

Thai Laws, a website with various information about Thai statutes and government departments.

World Legal Information Institute (WorldLII) pages on Thailand.

Governance and Development

Royal Thai Government. Official site. Thai and English.

News and Information Sources

Relief Web documents on Thailand, including links to various country profiles on Thailand.

Al Jazeera. Search for stories about Thailand.

Amana Magazine. Available in Thai, English and several languages.

Bangkok Post. One of Thailand's leading English language newspapers.

EIN News: Cambodia. Thailand news feeds.

The Nation. One of Thailand's leading English language newspapers.

Google news: Thailand. Google search of news about Thailand from various sources.

Center for Southeast Asian Studies at University of Hawaii Manoa. The CSEAS home page has links to leading newspapers all over Southeast Asia.

Committee to Protect Bloggers. Thailand reports.

Committee to Protect Journalists. Thailand reports.

Reporters Without Borders. Thailand reports.

Links to Online Bibliographies on Thailand

Peacemakers Trust. Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding in Thailand. In progress.

King Prajadhipok's Institute. Thai Politics Bibliography by Michael Nelson, University of Leeds.

Jing-yi Shih, Virginia. Thailand Reference Sources, South/Southeast Asia Library Service (S/SEALS), 120 Doe Library, University of California, Berkeley, 2001.

Stoevesandt, Ingo. Traditional Music of Thailand. This page contains an overview by Ingo Stoevesandt as well as links to several other pages on the arts, dance and music of Southeast Asia.

Sai Yok Yai Lek Waterfall photo public domain

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