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Lese majeste red-shirt suspect urges his case not tried by military court
A red-shirt activist urged that his case must not be tried by the military court since the crime was committed before the coup makers’ order to have lese majeste cases tried by military court was...
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Self-exile academic Somsak Jeam appeals against university’s decision to fire...
Somsak Jeamteerasakul, an embattled lese majeste critic and ex-Thammasat history lecturer in self-imposed exile has submitted an appeal to the Thai authorities regarding the decision by Thammasat...
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Investigation of alleged torture against suspects of the Criminal Court Bomb...
Thai Lawyers for Human Rights Investigation of alleged torture against suspects of the Criminal Court Bomb urged,Martial Law must be liftedFor immediate release on 17 March 2015A bomb exploded inside...
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Thai junta should end secret military detention
Human Rights Watch (New York, March 18, 2015) – The Thai military’s warrantless arrest and secret detention of a witness to alleged army crimes raise grave concerns of a politically motivated...
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Gender Equality bill enacted
The junta-appointed parliament has passed the 2015 Gender Equality Act. The law places up to six months jail term for anyone commits gender discrimination.The latest version of the law, announced in...
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4 suspects in Bangkok bombs case claim military tortures them
Four of nine suspects in case related to explosions in Bangkok said they faced torture and ill-treatment during military detention in March. The torture methods include beating and electric shock.Thai...
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Naked Promises
Harrison George Thai cultural officials are becoming concerned at the proliferation on the internet of ‘underblurb selfies’ posted by politicians in an attempt to make themselves attractive to voters....
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Thai military should investigate alleged torture in military custody
Human Rights Watch (New York, March 19, 2015) – Thai authorities should promptly and impartially investigate the alleged torture of suspects while they were held incommunicado in military custody,...
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Exclusive: Bomb suspect reveals details of torture allegations “They tortured...
Four of nine suspects in a case related to explosions in Bangkok say they faced torture and ill-treatment during military detention in March. A communist-turned-red-shirt, Sansern Sriounruen is one of...
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Thailand: Investigate Alleged Torture in Military Custody
Human Rights Watch (New York, March 19, 2015) – Thai authorities should promptly and impartially investigate the alleged torture of suspects while they were held incommunicado in military custody,...
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Military court sentences man for violating junta’s order to report in
The military court sentenced a man to six months in prison for not reporting to the coup-makers in 2014, but the jail term was suspended. The military court on Thursday morning sentenced Pongsak S,...
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Military files lèse majesté complaint against key witness to 2010 killing
The military on Wednesday filed a lèse majesté complaint against a key witness to military killings in 2010 and a suspect in an explosives attack at a Bangkok court. Col Wijan Jodtaeng, Director of...
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It's scary when the abnormal becomes normal
Pravit Rojanaphruk While optimists wait for the promised general election early next year, pessimists like me monitor the corrosive effects that continued military rule is having on Thai society and...
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Man sentenced to 2.5 years in jail for claiming monarchy in scam
The military court on Thursday sentenced a man to five years in jail for citing the monarchy in scam but since the defendant pleaded guilty, the jail term was halved to two years and six months in...
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Thai poor urges junta to stop evicting poor from disputed protected areas
Assembly of the Poor, a civil society organisation in Thailand issued a statement, condemning the Thai junta’s eviction of poor communities and urging the international organisations to pressure the...
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THAILAND: Investigation of alleged torture against suspects of the Criminal...
Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) A bomb exploded inside the compound of the Bangkok Criminal Court on 7 March 2015 and nine suspects have been arrested so far.Today, 17 March 2015, the Thai...
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Thai police dismiss torture allegations of 4 bombing suspects
The Thai police has denied the alleged torture of the Bangkok court bombing suspects, claiming the suspect did not did not say anything as such. Meanwhile, human rights lawyers requested to see the...
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[Update] Military court sentences elderly man to 1.5 years in prison for lèse...
The military court sentenced an elderly man to three years in jail for writing messages defaming the King on a toilet wall, but since the defendant pleaded guilty, the jail term was halved to one year...
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Brother of ex-royal consort found guilty of lese majeste
A court in Bangkok on Friday sentenced younger brother and two other relatives of former royal consort to the Crown Prince to 11 years in jail, but since the defendants pleaded guilty, the jail term...
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Karen villager jailed 1.5 years for illegal logging
The Appeal Court convicted a Karen villager accused of illegal logging in northern Thailand to 1.5 years in prison. This is the result of the junta's 'Return the Forest" policy which has adversely...
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