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vii : Human trafficking in Thailand

Human trafficking is a serious problem for Thai society and all over the
world because human trafficking is a crime that harms on human rights.

Therefore, it becomes the main issue in the world. Human trafficking is also
regarded as an international crime. it is a serious problem that every
country, including Thailand, should cooperate in order to solve the problem.

In Thailand, Anti-Trafficking in Person Act B.E. 2551 (2008) Anti-Trafficking in
Person Act B.E. 2558 (2015) 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 and danger to the country’s social

stability and sustainable development. Therefore, the 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, the Royal 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 courts of first instance.

Table 13: Human trafficking cases in courts of first instance in 2021

Case
Pending Case Case Case Case
New Disposed Pending to
Courts from Case Filed Disposed of Following
Previous in Total of
(%) Year
Year

Criminal Courts 46 70 116 43 37.07 73

Provincial Courts 50 45 95 35 36.84 60

Juvenile and Family Courts 9 12 21 10 47.62 11

Total Number of Cases 105 127 232 88 37.93 144

Note : case filed in total = case pending from previous year + new cases

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