IOI | Civil Society Dialogue held at Austrian Embassy in Bangkok

IOI representatives were kindly invited by the Austrian Ambassador, Enno Drofenik, to attend a civil society dialogue that was aimed at facilitating informative talks with local and international NGOs operating in Thailand.

Organisations present included among others Amnesty International Thailand, Human Rights Watch, the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, the Union for Civil Liberty, the International Commission on Jurists, and the International Crisis Group.

IOI Members were therefore able to get first hand information about the current situation in Thailand, especially in regard to human rights.

The host of the World Conference, Chief Ombudsman of Thailand and his staff also joined the discussions.

The IOI would like to extend its sincere gratitude to the Austrian Ambassador for the great hospitality awarded to the IOI and for setting a fantastic framework for a vivid exchange of ideas.