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UN concerned by the situation of human rights in relation to land in Thailand
BANGKOK (11 March 2015) -The United Nations Human Rights Office for South East Asia (OHCHR) is concerned that the rights of poor communities in maintaining access to land and livelihood are...
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Thai junta approves bills to privatize 2 prominent universities
The junta’s cabinet has approved the bills to privatise two prominent state universities, saying that there is no need to ask students since the bills were proposed by the universities and that there...
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BURMA/MYANMAR: Attack gangs and falsification again the orders of the day
Asian Human Rights Commission Over the last week Burma, or Myanmar, has witnessed the re-emergence of some of the most sinister methods of handling public demonstrations in its modern history. The...
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Japan Should Urge End to Thai Military Rule
Human Rights Watch (New York, March 12, 2015) – Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon should press Thailand’s junta leader to end politically motivated...
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UN Human Rights Office concerns situations of human rights related to land in...
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) BANGKOK (11 March 2015) -The United Nations Human Rights Office for South East Asia (OHCHR) is concerned that the rights of poor communities in...
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Civil society organisation pressures police to find missing Karen activist
A civil society organisation urged the police to step up measures to investigate the disappearance of a Karen human rights defender, pointing out that the case is neglected.Cross Cultural Foundation...
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AI criticizes junta’s Public Assembly bill
The junta-sponsored Public Assembly bill should be amended to conform with Thailand’s obligation to the international convention on civil rights, said the Amnesty International (AI) Thailand.The AI...
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Anti-junta activists urge court of justice to defy military rules
Pro-democracy activists charged with defying the Thai junta’s orders submitted a statement to the court of justice, urging the judicial authorities not to let the military court hold civilian trials....
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ICJ calls on government to solve Somchai case, end enforced disappearances
International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) A new ICJ report criticizes the Thai Government’s failure to take the steps necessary to establish the fate and whereabouts of missing lawyer Somchai...
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Man claiming to be relative of ex-royal consort sentenced to 5 years in jail...
The Criminal Court on Thursday sentenced a man who claimed to be a relative of Srirasmi Suwadee, former royal consort to the Crown Prince, to ten years in jail for lèse majesté and two other charges,...
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Judicial harassment against human rights activist
Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint programme of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation...
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No justice for Somchai Neelapaijit after 11 years
Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) Paris, Bangkok, 12 March 2015: Thailand must urgently ratify the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (ICPPED) and...
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Anti-coup group creates situation: junta spokesman
After anti-junta activists urged the court of justice not to let military courts try civilians, the Thai junta responded by pointing out that special security measures are needed to maintain national...
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Military allegedly detains incommunicado key witness of 2010 killing
The military has detained incommunicado for almost a week a female medic who is a key witness of the killing of red shirts at a Bangkok temple in 2010, said a human rights lawyer. Winyat Chatmontree,...
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Ancient Isaan script to be revitalized in new public effort
The Isaan Record The Khon Kaen Municipality, Khon Kaen University and the Isan Culture Maitenance and Revitalization Program are collaborating to create programs to teach the Isaan heritage script,...
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Police charge 4 anti-coup activists
Update: Around 6pm, about 10 student activists from Thai Student Center for Democracy (TSCD) protested in front of the military court in Bangkok to call for the release of the four activists....
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Thailand: Drops charges against peaceful critics
Human Rights Watch (New York, March 17, 2015) – Thai authorities should immediately drop charges against four activists who peacefully expressed opposition to military rule, Human Rights Watch said...
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Defending National Security: Whose National Security?
Pavin Chachavalpongpun The concept of “national security” is manipulated at the hands of the militaryToday, the term “national security” has been frequently exploited for a variety of political...
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Military orders eviction of southern villagers allegedly encroaching onto...
Thai authorities ordered the eviction of the villagers allegedly encroaching on public land and threatened to detain them if they did not comply, citing law and order as a justification. Meanwhile, the...
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Missing 2010 crackdown witness emerges from Army custody
Khaosod English: A witness of the deadly military crackdown on Redshirt protesters in 2010 emerged from six days of military detention today, a day after the junta denied any involvement in her...
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