Young men undergo physical check-up during a military conscription call-up in Bang Khuntian district on April 11, 2021. (Photo: Apichart Jinakul)
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) says using conscripts as servants by army officers is a human rights violation and has called on the Defence Ministry to eliminate the practice within 90 days.
NHRC commisioner Wasan Paileeklee on Thursday told a press conference that the commission has looked at the use of conscripts as servants for senior commissioned officers, including their wives and children.
According to a Defence Ministry ministerial regulation (1912), commissioned officers can appoint conscripted men to serve them and their families, specifically for household…
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