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Military harasses energy reform activist in a bid to stop rallies
The military harassed Boonyuen Siritum, consumer rights and energy reform activist, and former senator at her house in a bid to suppress rallies on energy reform. Eight military officers on Wednesday...
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Sodomy prosecution of the opposition leader violates rights
Human Rights Watch (New York, October 24, 2014) – Malaysian authorities should end their politically motivated prosecution of opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, Human Rights Watch said today. On October...
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Thai junta uses martial law arbitrarily, unnecessarily: human rights lawyers
For almost five months, the Thai military has used the draconian century-old martial law to detain anti-coup protesters and academics. Recently, however, it has also used the martial law to arrest and...
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Prosecutors file lèse majesté charges against Wolf Bride theatre activists
Prosecutors have decided to file lèse majesté charges against two activists involved in the political play "The Wolf Bride". Phawinee Chumsri, a lawyer representing Patiwat S. and Pornthip M., two...
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Junta’s attempt to ‘return forest’ hurts the poor
Kongpob Areerat On 23 September, three Pakayaw Karen families were left destitute after their farmland in Mae Ngao National Park in the northern province of Mae Hong Son, which they claimed to use for...
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No justice 10 years after Tak Bai killings
Human Rights Watch (New York, October 25, 2014) – The Thai government has yet to bring to justice police and military personnel responsible for the deaths of scores of protesters in Tak Bai in...
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Military court sentences anti-coup protester to 6 months in jail
The military court in Bangkok on Monday sentenced a red-shirt political activist to one year in jail term for not reporting himself to the coup-maker and sentenced another anti-coup activist to six...
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Former Pheu Thai MP confesses to lese majeste charges
Sgt Prasit Chaisrisa, a former Pheu Thai MP and red-shirt figure, on Monday pleaded guilty to lèse majesté charges before the criminal court, after he earlier denied all allegations. Prasit was accused...
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Military court grants bail to four Khon Kaen Model alleged rebels
The military court allowed four defendants of the ‘Khon Kaen Model’ alleged rebellion case, who had been arrested and detained since late May, to be released on bail due to the defendants’ poor health...
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Court denies Wolf Bride activists bail for 5th time
Three human rights lecturers used their academic posts to guarantee the bail requests of ‘The Wolf Bride’ theatre activists charged with lèse majesté. Nevertheless, the court denied the bail requests....
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Criminal court dismisses defamation case against Andy Hall due to incorrect...
Thai criminal court dismissed the ruling of Andy Hall, a British human rights defender and migration researcher, charged with criminal and civil defamation. This is one of the four libel cases filed...
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Thailand: Mining Company must withdraw threat of legal actions against...
Forum-Asia (Bangkok, 28 October 2014) Defamation charges against community based human rights defenders who exposed alleged human rights abuses by Tungkum Company Limited (TKL) should be dropped...
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Failure to prosecute troops killing Malay Muslim child tests Prime Minister's...
Human Rights Watch (New York, October 29, 2014) – The Thai government should immediately investigate and prosecute security personnel found responsible for the killing of an ethnic Malay Muslim child...
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About 40 Karens prosecuted for forest encroachment under junta’s ‘return...
Kongpob Areerat The criminal court convicted 39 Pakayaw Karen villagers on charges related to illegal loggings and forest encroachment to imprisonment and fines. This is believed to be the first large...
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Gender Rights Bender
Harrison George The Ministry of Social Development and Human Security has drafted a Gender Equality Bill, to be sent for consideration by the blatantly gender-unequal Cabinet and then for enactment by...
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Thai junta's surrogacy bill to ban LGBT and singles from having their own...
Takato Mitsunaga With no people’s representatives in parliament, the junta has attempted to pass several quick bills without people’s participation. Among them are three controversial gender-related...
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Prayuth’s Visit to Phnom Penh Reveals Cambodia’s Pragmatism
Pavin Chachavalpongpun Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha will pay an official visit to Cambodia today for a two-day trip to strengthen bilateral ties. He is scheduled to meet with his...
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ASEAN journalists to report on the Philippines’ impunity
Journalists from Myanmar, Indonesia and Malaysia attended a workshop on security by the Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA), held before their trip to the Philippines, which was considered the most...
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Prison urged not to mix political prisoners with convicts
After the Bangkok Remand Prison attempted to separate red-shirt political prisoners by mixing them in several prison zones, which was followed by the death of a red-shirt inmate, allegedly beaten by...
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[nIfographic] What are the youth values of ASEAN members?
See large image here / scroll down to see two more infographics Two months after the coup d’état in May, Thailand’s 2014 coup-maker set out a plan to reform Thailand’s education system, which is...
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