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Sexism is buried deep in our daily language
Pravit Pravit Rojanaphruk, The Nation The past two weeks have been rather sobering for those who think Thailand has already risen above misogyny. It has not. People of both sides of the political...
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"Democratic Control of the Military: Thailand in Comparative Perspective"
A public forum on 'Democratic Control of the Military: Thailand in Comparative Perspective' organized by the Institute of Security and International Studies (ISIS) on 9 May 2013 at Chulalongkorn...
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Inquest into two deaths at Bon Kai during May 2010 unrest
On 29 April, the Criminal Court began an inquest into the deaths of Mana Saenprasoetsi and Phonsawan Nakhachai who were shot at Bon Kai on Rama IV Rd on 15 May 2010 when the Centre for the Resolution...
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Live it or Leave it
Harrison George Right, I’ve had enough. I’m sick up to here with this mindless ‘if you don’t like it here, then go and live somewhere else’ garbage.So what about you? If you don’t like reading this...
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Fabio Polenghi’s last photos on exhibition
Some of the last photographs taken by photo-journalist Fabio Polenghi, who was shot and killed on 19 May 2010 in Bangkok during the government crackdown on red-shirt protests, have been put on...
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The Resurgence of the People's Movement?
Aim Sinpeng They're back on the streets again...this time holding "green" flags and "fists" as their symbol. The reborn sections of the Assembly of the Poor and former Yellow Shirts have learned...
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May 19th remembered
The Red Shirts, also known as the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD), gathered on May 19th at Ratchaprasong intersection from the early morning to late at night to commemorate the...
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THAILAND: The regularization of the crisis of freedom of expression
Asian Legal Resource Centre A written statement submitted to the UN Human Rights Council by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organisation with general consultative status1....
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A Global Goal on Gender Equality, Women’s Rights and Women’s Empowerment
Lakshmi Puri, UN Women Hardly a day goes by without a news story on some violation of women’s rights. In recent months, appalling incidents of violence against women and girls, from Delhi to...
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Burmese Migrant Workers Rights Network and Thai Union Federation Honored by...
International Labor Rights Forum Washington, D.C. – The International Labor Rights Forum (ILRF) will honor the Burmese Migrant Workers Rights Network (MWRN) and the State Enterprises Workers’...
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Amnesty International urges Thailand to abolish death penalty
Takato Mitsunaga Bangkok, May 23 – Amnesty International Thailand called for the abolition of the death penalty in Thailand, one of 21 countries where capital punishment is still in use. Currently,...
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Amnesty International Annual Report still concerned with Freedom of...
Suluck Lamubol May 23, Bangkok -- Ongoing suppression of freedom of expression, little accountability for the 2010 political violence and the internal armed conflict in the Deep South are the main...
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When spring has sprung
Harrison George MemoTo: Central Politburo, Thai SpringFrom: Acting Temporary Director, Foreign Relations SectionRe: International ReactionIn response to our Dear Leaders’ wise and far-seeingcommand to...
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Student Project Scrutinizes Absence of Human Rights in Court
Suluck Lamubol Law students from four universities in three regions spent their semesters observing trials conducted in Thailand’s courts, and concluded that most of the time the trial process does...
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Malaysia: Drop Charges against Activists and Organisers of Post-Elections...
FORUM-ASIA (Bangkok, 28 May 2013): The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) has condemned the charges filed against a number of activists and opposition leaders in Malaysia in...
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Leave the Village!
Nidhi Eoseewong On this past 10 April, Voice TV did something very interesting. They sent reporters to five neighborhoods in Bangkok, including Kok Wua, to ask 5 people in each area (my guess is that...
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China has the might, but Taiwan has democracy
Pravit Pravit Rojanaphruk, The Nation Taiwan - the other China - invited our group of journalists from some 30 countries to witness its marvels, but instead we found ourselves embroiled in a row with...
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Thailand's Freedom of Expression During 2012-2013: New Prosecutions, Laws,...
iLaw At present, Thailand’s right to freedom of expression is subjected to numerous regulations. It should be noted that all of the applicable laws to regulate freedom of expression in Thailand have...
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Singapore extends press controls online
Southeast Asian Press Alliance May 31 - A recently announced licensing scheme for online news in Singapore is effectively extending the country’s strict regulation of news and public affairs...
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Judgement Call
Harrison George My experience of Thai courtrooms is, mercifully, not extensive but as far as I can recall, they all have a notice facing the public seats telling you to turn off your mobile.And fair...
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