<p>The people&rsquo;s movement against the drafting of laws that undermine freedom of association calls upon the civil court to stop general Prayut Chan-o-cha and other five parties from stifling public assembly.</p>

<p>2021 saw a worrying rise in executions and death sentences as some of the world&rsquo;s most prolific executioners returned to business as usual and courts were unshackled from Covid-19 restrictions, Amnesty International said in its annual review of the death penalty.</p>

<p>65 human rights organizations published an <a href="https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/05/12/joint-letter-president-biden-re-thailands-abusive-draft-law-not-profit">open letter</a> addressed to US President Joe Biden on the new non-profit organization (NPO) bill, saying that the bill threatens Thai civil society and calling on the US to press the Thai authorities to immediately withdraw the bill.&nbsp;</p>

<p>As leaders from&nbsp;the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)&nbsp;meet in the United States for a two-day&nbsp;summit, Amnesty International&nbsp;urges them to spotlight&nbsp;the violence and human rights violations in Myanmar.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p>On 3 May 2022, a <a href="http://youtu.be/f3-Cls2O8Zo">video footage</a>&nbsp;filmed from the Myanmar side of the border and obtained by Fortify Rights shows uniformed Thai soldiers destroying a footbridge over the Wa Le (also known as the Waw Lay) River, a tributary of the Moei River, which forms part of the border between Thailand and Myanmar.</p>

<p>Civil society organizations raised concerns about the proposed WHO global accord on pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response, and called for equity, transparency, and accountability in the public hearing process.</p>

<p>Political leaders and corporate titans put profit and power ahead of people, betraying promises for fair recovery from pandemic, stated in the annual report of Amnesty International.</p>

<p>Labour Court Region 5 revoked the decision of the Committee of the Employee Assistance Fund that denied migrant workers access to the Fund, the Court ruling that &ldquo;the legal status of the employee not to be invoked to rule out their access to the Employee Assistance Fund&rdquo;</p>

<p>Amnesty International Thailand and Thai activists gathered in front of the Russian Embassy in Bangkok today (23 March) and held a candlelight vigil to call for an end to Russia&#39;s invasion of Ukraine.</p>