<p>112WATCH expresses its deep concern over the hunger strike of two young female activists&mdash;Tantawan &lsquo;Tawan&rsquo; Tuatulanon&nbsp;and Orawan &lsquo;Bam&rsquo; Phuphong, who have been refusing food and drink and are now in grave danger.</p>

<p>Fortify Rights and 16 individual complainants from Myanmar filed a criminal complaint with the Federal Public Prosecutor General of Germany under the principle of universal jurisdiction against senior Myanmar military generals and others for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, Fortify Rights announced on 24 January.</p>

<p>Thai&nbsp;authorities should immediately drop the charges and release two democracy activists detained for criticizing the monarchy, <a href="https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/01/20/thailand-free-detained-critics-monarchy">Human Rights Watch</a> said on Friday (20 January).</p>

<p>Following the detention of monarchy reform activists Sopon Surariddhidhamrong and Nutthanit Duangmusit, the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a partnership of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT),&nbsp;launched an urgent appeal asking the international community to call on the Thai authorities to immediately release detained human right defenders and end all acts of harassment against them.</p>

<p>Thailand should dismiss the case against 22 protest leaders charged with insulting the monarchy and a range of public order offences, and adhere to its international human rights obligations, the Clooney Foundation for Justice (CFJ) and TrialWatch Expert the Honourable Kevin Bell AM KC stated.</p>

<p>The title of a luxury Bangkok condo and two Siam Commercial Bank passbooks belonging to the children of junta head and war criminal Min Aung Hlaing were among items confiscated after the arrest of Myanmar crony arms broker Tun Min Latt, Justice For Myanmar has revealed in a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.justiceformyanmar.org/stories/min-aung-hlaings-family-assets-caught-in-thai-drug-raid">report</a>, based on the seizure record. &nbsp;</p>

<p>Around the launch of its&nbsp;<a href="https://civicus.contentfiles.net/media/assets/file/FOPAGlobalAssessment.December2022.pdf" target="_blank">global report on protests</a>, CIVICUS, a global civil society alliance, calls on the Thai government to halt its criminalisation of protesters and drop all charges against them. Further, the government must ensure accountability for violations carried out by the security forces while policing protests.</p>

<p>A statement from the&nbsp;protesters who have been violently dispersed by the police force on 18 November underlines the purposes of the movement and demands responsibility for grieve losses.</p>

<p>Human Rights Watch (HRW) called upon&nbsp;<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn%3D4tNED-2FM8iDZJQyQ53jATUZ0Azcvksdm7RxiDj2FVh-2FHO4Vt5xnu5qB4kvn6JNRC8MEf__O3XWFiAdWrzzrOIt72qAuCxfR-2FIXWrcSNyN3NflgXhyIGtBo5wQfPlCmK1RsIhhkjZ2534I-2B42M0FXMd535alkB2qEOdCEOxO1VRfpYqu0XGUw2nDl1pmMYZ8rVo2dybQdh2aa-2BqFZQBItb-2FPi3GrtVmE-2F1HIN2W6F1QhE1Peh7R3TYDYqTiCJK2ZU2TewNY1-2BUBFEfYSossS7BamrmevleK98Vyw341VT2-2BFWwwsiRvc0Hrm8ne-2FXpOkte0i1A59P8nTN5ChfIQvbkFU4VObJVgtTF1x6UKzs9hR5xugBAeqWMqYJg-2BOfAZwgh1auVSvaWKORNl5Zpo8ELdxK4TDFZFaqEX-2BnFnFxY1aCDLGNk-3D&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1668675038685000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2QK02EddQhMFWzaY5ErY4b" href="https://u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=4tNED-2FM8iDZJQyQ53jATUZ0Azcvksdm7RxiDj2FVh-2FHO4Vt5xnu5qB4kvn6JNRC8MEf__O3XWFiAdWrzzrOIt72qAuCxfR-2FIXWrcSNyN3NflgXhyIGtBo5wQfPlCmK1RsIhhkjZ2534I-2B42M0FXMd535alkB2qEOdCEOxO1VRfpYqu0XGUw2nDl1pmMYZ8rVo2dybQdh2aa-2BqFZQBItb-2FPi3GrtVmE-2F1HIN2W6F1QhE1Peh7R3TYDYqTiCJK2ZU2TewNY1-2BUBFEfYSossS7BamrmevleK98Vyw341VT2-2BFWwwsiRvc0Hrm8ne-2FXpOkte0i1A59P8nTN5ChfIQvbkFU4VObJVgtTF1x6UKzs9hR5xugBAeqWMqYJg-2BOfAZwgh1auVSvaWKORNl5Zpo8ELdxK4TDFZFaqEX-2BnFnFxY1aCDLGNk-3D" target="_blank">Vietnamese</a>&nbsp;authorities&nbsp;to immediately release the outspoken commentator Bui Van Thuan and drop the politically motivated charges against him, Human Rights Watch said today (16 November). The People&rsquo;s Court of Thanh Hoa province has scheduled his criminal trial for November 17, 2022.</p>

<p>Amnesty International Thailand submitted petitions to the Thai government, APEC host country calling for an end of the bloody crackdown in Myanmar.&nbsp;</p>

<p>APEC 2022&rsquo;s unlawful chairman General Prayut should stop using APEC to push apocalyptic policies against the will and benefit of the people, says a network of civil society organisations.</p>

<p>Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) prepare to launch the #StopAPEC2022 campaign against Prayut Chan O-Cha&rsquo;s legitimacy to whitewash himself on the global stage.</p>