<p>In a meeting on 27 June, the senate <a href="https://pis.parliament.go.th/PARWeb/doc/meeting-agenda/MeetingAgendaDetailForQRCode?meetingId=uxbA2uCkraqFOgaC5gs">approved</a> an ad-hoc committee request to extend discussion of a draft act to prevent torture and enforced disappearances until mid-August so that its stipulations can be thoroughly examined. &nbsp;The bill passed the lower house on 28 February 2022 after a first reading.</p>