Most features of personal dignity are legally recognized, though their realization is limited by
objective constraints and the state's inaction. Human Rights Watch (2010; 2011a) has documented
the deterioration that Thailand's human rights situation has undergone over the past several years.
Its treatment of asylum seekers belonging to the Rohingya, Karen, and Hmong ethnic groups has
been singled out as a source of special concern. During the violent suppression of the Red Shirt rallies,
moreover, the security forces and the civilian leadership have been harshly criticized by international
human rights advocacy groups such as Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, the
Committee to Protect Journalists, and Reporters Without Borders for their disregard for human life.
Thailand also remains amajor source, destination, and transit point for human trafficking, especially
the trafficking of young women and children for the purposes of sexual exploitation (Kamala, 2005)