By CIVICUS |
A new report by the CIVICUS Monitor rates civic space in Thailand as 'repressed,' as the royal defamation law continues to be used to criminalise dissent and spyware has been used against activists. Protesters were also prosecuted and faced excessive force while concerns remain about a restrictive NGO bill.
By Human Rights Watch |
Prosecutors in Thailand should immediately drop criminal defamation charges brought against three human rights defenders by Thammakaset Company for their support of other activists facing criminal charges, and the Thai government should repeal criminal defamation law and strengthen anti-SLAPP measures, said Human Rights Watch.
By International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) |
<p>Prison conditions in Thailand remained well below international standards in 2022, FIDH and the Union for Civil Liberty (UCL) said in their annual prison report released today (9 March). </p>
By Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) |
By Human Rights and Development Foundation (HRDF) |
<p>A new short film by the Human Rights and Development Foundation (HRDF) explores challenges and abuses faced by migrant workers working on rose plantations in Thailand, including difficult working conditions and unfair wages.</p>
By ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights |
<p>ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) urges the Thai government to listen to the demands of two hunger striking activists and amend the lèse-majesté, or royal defamation, law. </p>
By Fortify Rights |
<p>The Government of Thailand should end refugee pushbacks and protect refugee rights, said Fortify Rights in a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBNMaGDULdY">new short-film</a> released last Thursday (2 February) on the forced return of refugee children to Myanmar.</p>
By International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) |
<p>On Tuesday (7 February), the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) jointly submitted a legal brief (amicus curiae) to the Nakhon Pathom Provincial Court in criminal defamation proceeding against Thai journalist Pratch Rujivanarom, former editor of GreenNews Agency.</p>
By Amnesty International |
<p>Thai authorities have arrested, prosecuted, surveilled and intimidated child protesters for taking part in unprecedented mass demonstrations, Amnesty International said today, as it called for charges to be dropped and an end to any harassment discouraging children from joining protests.</p>
By Human Rights and Development Foundation (HRDF) |
