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Human Trafficking in Thailand

Human trafficking is a serious problem for the Thai society and all over the

world because human trafficking is a crime that harm on the human right therefore it

becomes the main issue in the world. The human trafficking is also regarded as an
international crime, it is a serious problem that every country including Thailand

should put cooperate to solve the problem. In Thailand, the Anti-Trafficking in

Person Act B.E.2551 (2008) the Anti-Trafficking in Person Act B.E.2558 (2015) the
Anti-Trafficking in Person Act B.E.2560 (2017) and Human Trafficking Criminal

Procedure Act, B.E. 2559 [2016] have been established to solve out this problem. It

has a significant principle as a consequence of human trafficking problem which is a
major problem that affects human rights which is dangerous to the country’ social

stability and sustainable development. Therefore, Human Trafficking Criminal

Procedure has been specifically established in order to have an efficient prevention

and suppression of human trafficking. In addition, it will help any related cases be in
the proceedings faster and more fairly.

However, according to the fact that Thailand is a source, transit, and

destination country for human trafficking, Thai Government prioritizes this issue as an

urgent agenda and should be executed in every dimension to protect and reduce
numbers of victims for both sex and labor exploitation. Thus, the Court of Justice of

Thailand has followed the policy by making an immediate and effective prosecution

in Thai Courts of First Instance.

Table 10. Statistics of The Human Trafficking Case by Courts of First Instance in 2020
Pending Cases Pending

Cases from New Cases Cases Cases to
Courts Disposed
Previous Cases Filings Disposed Following
Years (%) Year

Criminal Courts 28 73 101 55 54.46 46

Provincial Courts 79 93 172 122 70.93 50

Juvenile and Family Courts 6 25 31 22 70.97 9

Total Number of Cases 113 191 304 199 65.46 105

Noted : Case Filings = Total cases filed to the court = pending cases from previous year + new cases

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