Thai prosecutor princess promotes rule of law
Thai princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol, who became a criminal prosecutor and launched a campaign to help incarcerated women, is now embarking on a global campaign to promote the rule of law and make "equal justice" a UN goal.
A Thai princess who became a criminal prosecutor and launched a campaign to help incarcerated women is now embarking on a global campaign to promote the rule of law and make "equal justice" a UN goal.
At the age of 34, Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol is Thailand's ambassador to Austria and to the UN agencies in Vienna, including the Office on Drugs and Crime.
The eldest grandchild of King Bhumibol Adulyadej and the eldest child of Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn, she is also the driving force behind The Bangkok Dialogue on the Rule of Law, an international conference in the Thai capital on November 15.
The conference will bring together current and former world leaders - including Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and East Timor's former president Jose Ramos Horta - as well as global experts to discuss how justice and the rule of law are crucial to reducing poverty and promoting peace and development.
"Society cannot grow if there is instability and injustice," Princess Bajrakitiyabha said.
"Without the rule of law, without a good justice system it's always chaos," she said. "I think the rule of law is a very important pillar to development, to economic growth, and of course to human rights."