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Myanmar - The battle of the generals
Sayeed Ahmad The brutal crackdown on a student led protest against the provisions of the new National Education Law was just the latest attempt by the government of Myanmar to keep control of the...
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TLHR launches report on first anniversary of coup All major civil rights...
Thai Lawyers for Human Rights 4 June 2015 - Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR) launches a report, “Human Rights One Year After the 2014 Coup: A Judicial Process in Camouflage Under the National...
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Deputy PM says junta orders will still apply after election
The orders issued by the Thai coup-makers since the 2014 coup d’état will still be effective after national elections unless the newly elected administration successfully amends them. According...
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Student activists summoned for commemorating 1 year of coup
At least four student activists who last week were detained for an attempt to commemorate the first anniversary of the military coup were summoned to hear charges for violating the junta’s order.The...
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Thai authorities in Isan delay plan to open dam
State officials postponed a promise to open the gates of a controversial dam in Isan, Thailand’s Northeast, saying that the area might experience drought. According to the Thai Public Broadcasting...
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Thailand: Military’s shutdown of event highlights free speech crackdown
Amnesty International The Thai military government’s last minute shutdown of a panel discussion on human rights is a blatant attempt to silence criticism in violation of Thailand’s international legal...
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Thai junta rejects free speech suppression allegation on human rights event
The junta responded to Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR)’s criticisms on suppression of freedom of expression and assembly, after the police forced cancellation of a TLHR’s planned talk on human...
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More than 100 sex workers arrested in Bangkok
In an attempt to ‘cleanse’ the street of Bangkok, the police have arrested more than 100 sex workers in four neighborhoods.Pol Lt Gen Sriwarah Rangsipramnakul said at a press breifing on Friday that...
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UN experts express 'grave concern' over 21 lèse majesté cases
UN special rapporteurs have sent a letter to the Thai government, expressing grave concerns over the use of Article 112 or the lèse majesté law. The letter, sent to the Thai government on 8 December...
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Thai military court proceeds with trial of mentally ill man accused of lèse...
A military court in northern Thailand on Monday held a witness examination hearing in a lèse majesté case involving a man with a record of mental illness.According to Thai Lawyers for Human Rights...
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Isan student activists resist police's summon order
Seven student activists in Thailand’s Northeast, Isan Region, refused to appear at a police station on Monday while activist groups from many regions of the nation marched to show their moral...
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Made in Bangkok: Is sex surgery everything to transgenders?
Kongpob Areerat A new documentary film on the life of a Mexican transgender and her journey to have sex reassignment surgery in Thailand is undoubtedly heart-warming to many; some, however, wonder if...
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One Year On: The Road to Hell
John Draper “The road to hell is paved with good intentions” is a traditional English proverb.One year into the 12th successful military takeover of Thailand, progress has been made in some key areas....
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NGO rejects junta’s Community Forest Bill
A civil society organisation for poor communities in Thailand rejected a community forest bill, saying that landless communities will still suffer if the bill is enacted. Dereak Khongngoen, the...
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Myanmar's government urged to halt controversial dam in Shan State
Shan Community Based Organizations (Shan CBOs) launched a statement concerning the plan to build the Upper Salween (Mong Ton) dam in Shan State, demanding cancellation of the dam.On 9 June at the...
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UN gravely concerned over killings of land rights activists in southern Thailand
The United Nations has released a communication to urge the Thai government to investigate the murders and harassment of land rights activists in southern Thailand.On 2 June, a Working Group of the UN...
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Military court in northern Thailand holds lèse majesté deposition hearing in...
A military court in northern Thailand has held a deposition hearing in a lèse majesté case involving a mother of two in camera, citing public morals and stability.On Tuesday, the military court of the...
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Police to arrest high ranking palace officer under lese majeste law
A high ranking palace officer accused of citing about the monarchy for personal gains.According to Krungthepturakij News, Pol Gen Somyos Pumpanmuang, the chief of the Royal Thai Police, on Wednesday...
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Experts: 'Boat people' crisis needs more international cooperation.
Yiamyut Sutthichaya Experts say the boat people crisis is a critical regional problem where responsibility is shared among the countries involved. They also complimented the ad-hoc meeting in Bangkok...
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Dictating to the Dictator
Harrison George A call to summarily sack the Bangkok Governor over recent flash floods in the city has started an outpouring, nay, an overflow of similar calls.The Stop Global Warming Association...
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