"On the 15th anniversary of the NHRC, we are introducing new tools to settle conflicts regarding human rights violations through the negotiation process. However, this approach will only be used on negotiable issues," What said.He said issues that are not negotiable included violations of children's human rights, sexual harassment and human dignity. It should instead respect the identities of communities before doing anything that will affect them." "Moreover, we are going to closely monitor the authorities after we have provided suggestions in order to make sure that they comply with our suggestions. "The government has to change the mindset that it can win in conflicts with the people by law.

Source: The Nation Bangkok July 19, 2016 16:05 UTC