Last night (26 Oct 2020), Arnon Nampa, a human rights lawyer, was bailed out after submitting the second bail motion to the Chiangmai Provincial Court (the case derived from him giving a speech at the gathering held in Chiang Mai on 9 Aug 2020; he was arrested according to the arrest warrant at the dawn […]
“My return to the prison this time causes me no problems. Unlike my previous stint in jail, I had no anxiety anticipating what I will face inside. I adjusted very quickly this time. The problem for me is that the presumption of innocence should apply to all suspects. I am not ok with the remand […]
25 October 2020 The Thai government has repeatedly violated the human rights of peaceful protesters during a crackdown on a vigorous and growing youth-led protest movement, Thai Lawyers for Human Rights and ARTICLE 19 said in a briefing released on 25 October 2020. Authorities should end baseless criminal proceedings and refrain from using force against […]
Rung looks entirely different from before. Her hair gets has been cut to shoulder-length and her blonde-dyed hair has been redyed black. She appears in the brown uniform for new inmates and is also wearing a blue mask and a plastic face shield. After exchanging smiles, our conversation begins via visitor phone. Rung says her […]
On 21 October 2020, six students from Chulalongkorn and Thammasat University, together with TLHR, filed a complaint on behalf of the people against General Prayuth Chan-Ocha, General Prawit Wongsuwan, and Police General Suwat Chaengyodsuk requesting the Court to revoke the announcement of the state of serious emergency, as well as all other relevant announcements and […]
21 Oct 2020 – Around 10.30, at the Civil Court, Ratchada Road, six students from Chulalongkorn and Thammasat Universities, on behalf of the public whose freedom of expression and rights to a political gathering have been violated, came to submit the case against three defendants: Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha, the Prime Minister, as the person who […]
On October 15, 2020, General Prayut Chan-ocha’s have declared a severe state of emergency in Bangkok claiming that “a number of groups have solicited, incited, and acted to organize a public assembly in violation of the Public Assembly Act” in Bangkok. Through various means and channels, the rally has made to create chaos, disruption and […]
Summary In September 2020, Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR) documented 52 cases and incidents of human rights violations in central and southern Thailand – Bangkok, Ratchaburi, Rayong, Nontaburi, Samut Prakan, Pathum Thani, Chonburi, and Krabi. These include 2 cases of arbitrary detention, 8 cases of restriction of freedom of expression, 6 cases of restriction […]
