1. The overall human rights situation Government extends the Emergency Decree for another month amidst opposition On 26 May 2020, the cabinet approved the agenda to extend the Emergency Decree on Public Administration in Emergency Situation, B.E. 2548 (2005) for another month, from 1 to 30 June 2020. The Decree has been in effect since […]
On the evening of 2 June 2019, Sirawith Seritiwat aka “Ja New” was attacked by five or six men at the bus stop on Ratchadapisek 7 in Bangkok. The ambush took place just three days before the Parliament was set to vote to elect Thailand’s 30th Prime Minister and the day Ja New announced he […]
In pursuance to a string of recent attacks of at least three pro-democracy activists including Aekachai Hongkangwan who was physically assaulted seven times and had his car set on fire twice since early 2018, and of late on 13 May 2019, Aekachai was violently attacked in front of the Bangkok Criminal Court after attending a […]
Ekachai Hongkangwan is a freelance writer and political activist. His activism has become prominent in the aftermath of the 2014 coup, around 2016. He has been campaigning on different issues: demanding an investigation on the failure to report assets (including 25 luxurious wristwatches) by Gen Prawit Wongsuwan, aka ‘The Rolex General’: searching for a plaque […]
On 31 March 2019, two activists, Ekachai Hongkangwan and Anurak Jeantawanich (also known as “Ford Red Path”) organised an activity at Ratchaprasong Intersection to collect signatures for a petition calling for the removal of the Election Commission. The petition came after Thailand’s general election on 24 March 2019 was beset with broad public concerns about […]
