Statement by Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR) Demanding an official explanation regarding detention of a 14-year-old-suspect and military detention must be stopped It has been reported by Thai media that police have allegedly held in custody four individuals suspected of setting fire to a stand with a portrait of King Rama IX in Chonnabot […]
Statement by Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR) Request for an Immediate Release of Mr Srisuwan Janya from Arbitrary Detention On 18 April 2017, Mr Srisuwan Janya, Secretary-General of the Association to Protect Thai Constitution (APTC), was to submit a letter of petition to the Prime Minister at the Government House’s Complaint Center. The letter […]
As a ratifying state party to the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT) which has become effective to the country since 1 November 2007 and a signatory to the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (ICPPED) since 9 January 2012, Thailand is […]
Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR) calls on the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), the government and concerned officials to stop invoking power per Article 44 of the Interim Constitution B.E. 2557 (2014) and other special measures that grant the law enforcement and security forces sweeping power in the case of Wat Phra […]
Since 17 February 2017, protesters have gathered in front of the Government House to oppose the government bid to open a coal power plant in Krabi province. The authorities have moved in to take control of the area, by removing a portable restroom truck and prohibiting movement in and out of the demonstration site. Consequently, […]
On 10 December 1932, King Prajadhipok (Rama VII) gave effect to the first constitution of the people of Siam after the Siamese Revolution of the same year, marking Thailand’s transition from absolute to constitutional monarchy. To commemorate the promulgation, 10 December is annually celebrated as Constitution Day. However, Thailand has seen more than one constitution […]
Public Statement Condemning Bomb Attacks in Southern Thailand, Demanding Fair Trial Rights and Transparent Investigation During 11-14 August 2016, 17 explosions took place in seven provinces in Southern Thailand causing a number of lives and damages. Since 13 August 2016, the Thai authorities have responded by invoking Section 44 of the Constitution of the […]
