Humanism, human dignity and human rights in Thai society

Abstract

This research is a documentary research. The researcher is interested in understanding the concepts and principles related to humanism, human dignity and human rights. Moreover, it aimed to analyze the content (content analysis) of the Thai constitution of the year 1997 to the present to make it understandable how much emphasis has been placed on protecting the human dignity of the members of Thai society. It intended to explore the government organizations responsible for this and also included studying the situation related to human rights in Thai society between 2017 and 2021 to assess the effectiveness of state law enforcement. The results showed that scholars have given the various meanings of humanism, human dignity and human rights. Overall, they claimed that each human being has the dignity of being equal which cannot be violated. States have a duty to support, promote and prevent such violations or deprivation of the human rights. Concerning the situation in Thailand, it was found that although the state has set rules in the constitution and make human rights issues a national agenda, there are various government agencies and private sectors to cooperate and supervise, but there were violations of human rights, including actions that result in the deterioration of the dignity of the Thai people happened all the time.