After a series of meeting collapses, lawmakers in the Lower House made a plausible move in trying to stop a cabinet order to postpone the implementation of some parts of the anti-torture law for seven months.
On Thursday, House Speaker Chuan Leekpai announced the extension of a general session meeting timeframe after MPs and human rights advocates criticised the cabinet for allowing the enactment of Articles 22-25 in the Prevention and Suppression of Torture and Enforced Disappearance Act to be postponed. The remaining 39 of the anti-torture legislation became effective on Wednesday.
