Thailand's National Screening Mechanism

Date Shared:

Thursday, September 14, 2023 - 14:45

Countries and areas:

Thailand

2030 Agenda migration-relevant and related target Labels:

Targets on counter trafficking

GCM Thematic Cluster Areas:

Objective 7: Address and reduce vulnerabilities in migration

Objective 11: Manage borders in an integrated, secure and coordinated manner

Objective 12: Strengthen certainty and predictability in migration procedures for appropriate screening, assessment and referral

Objective 13: Use migration detention only as a measure of last resort and work towards alternatives

Contributors:

Civil Society

International Organizations

Mayors, Local and Regional Governments

Chairmanship:

France 2022-2023

Geographical Relevance:

National

Tags:

Alternatives to Detention, Forced Migration, Migrant Protection and Assistance, Migrants in Vulnerable Situations, Migration Management, Unaccompanied Children and Youth

Summary:

Thailand’s National Screening Mechanism (NSM) will be established to screen those who have protection claims in Thailand and grant a 'protected person status' to eligible applicants which in theory would protect them from arbitrary detention. However, many details remain unclear, including what protections persons with ‘protected person status’ will be able to access, and whether they will be protected from detention in practice. Discussions are ongoing for how this will be implemented.

Link:

https://rli.blogs.sas.ac.uk/2021/04/15/thailands-national-screening-mech...

https://academic.oup.com/jrs/article-abstract/35/4/1492/6605015?redirect...

GFMD Source:

GFMD 2014 - Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) held in Stockholm, Sweden.
GFMD 2018 - Children and Youth on the Move: Implementing Sustainable Solutions - Thematic Workshop
GFMD 2020 - GFMD Side Event - Programme - Cross Regional Platform on Alternatives to Child Immigration Detention
GFMD 2022 - GFMD Report to the IMRF