Consequence of the stateless students workshop at NLC. Some students learnt that they are qualified under particular laws and regulations to be documented as Thai. This is a happy news for all of us.
They went to the officers with required documents as evidences to apply their citizenships, but they faced many challanges. No information, suggestions and certain dates were informed to them about when their applications will be proved.
Some of them could not hand in the applications. They only got a piece of paper stated the appointments of application in next year or the year after. The officers did not wrtie down the date of issued in the appointment paper.
Some who were lucky to hand in applications faced another challenge. It legally states that the officers must complete the process within 105 days to inform the applicants of the results. But the stateless students mentioned that they have been waiting for some 150 days, 365 days and more. They went to ask the officers about the results of their applications, the answer was "WAIT".
Each second is very meaningful for the stateless students to live their lives. It means the enjoyment of basic human rights. Why make it so complex and difficult ?
The mandate of duty holders are to protect, respect and fulfill human rights of the rights holder. On the other hand they also have the same mandate for themselves. Rights holders and duty holders are all human being !
" ...All human being are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood..."
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