human rights violations in Thailand

human rights violations in Thailand

May 2026: Supreme Court upholds  6-year-sentence in Section 112 case against Tiwagon for wearing a shirt stating  “I lost faith in the monarchy,” while  case against Thanathorn dismissed

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May 2026 saw no new cases concerning public assembly and political expression over  the last two months. Nonetheless, of 1,346 cases in which members of the public have been indicted, 523 cases are pending in various stages of the judicial process and cases are seeing constant rulings each month. However, it is projected that in […]

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23/06/2569

April 2026: Political cases remain ongoing – Eight rulings made while bails have constantly been denied 

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April 2026 saw no new cases concerning public assembly and political expression for the last two months. For rulings on cases concerning public assembly and political expression, throughout April, at least eight cases including three Section 112 cases have been decided. As for the remaining five cases, the Court notably dismissed two. The first was […]

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29/05/2569

Thai Lawyers for Human Rights submitted communication to UN Special Rapporteurs regarding the case of “Netiwit”: Conscientious Objection and Fair Trial Rights

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On 9 October 2025, Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR) submitted a communication to the United Nations (UN) experts regarding the issue of conscious objection in the case of Netiwit Chotiphatphaisal, a prominent Thai human rights activist and conscientious objector. The communication was submitted to: (1) the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief; […]

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16/01/2569

Prosecutor indicted 9 Malayu activists under Section 116 for their involvement in organizing the Melayu Raya cultural gathering in Pattani Province in May 2022

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On 23 January 2025, at the Pattani Provincial Court, a prosecutor from the Office of Criminal Litigation 4 Region 9 issued an indictment order against nine Muslim activists on charges under Sections 116 (sedition), 209 (secret society), and 210 (conspiracy) of the Criminal Code, as well as the Emergency Decree. These charges stemmed from their […]

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28/02/2568

August 2024: No. of individuals prosecuted in political cases: 1,956 individuals in 1,302 cases 

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In August, there were at least two news cases under Section 112 and two additional detainees.  Meanwhile, the Court of First Instance dismissed one more case under the Public Assembly Act, making the trend of verdicts for such cases even more interesting. At the police and prosecutorial levels, preparations for indictments under the Emergency Decree […]

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20/09/2567

Malay HRDs attended advocacy meetings in Bangkok to provide details about cultural rights in Southern Border Provinces

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On 28 August 2024, human rights defenders (HRDs) from Thailand’s Southern Border Provinces and Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR) met with the diplomatic community at the Embassy of Sweden in Bangkok to provide briefing about the ongoing criminal proceedings against the HRDs for exercising their right to freedom expression. The meeting was attended by […]

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06/09/2567

March 2024: 1,293 political cases have been filed against 1,954 people.

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In March, the number of lèse-majesté lawsuits filed since 2020 surpassed 300, with six new cases filed last month. More individuals are being imprisoned due to denial bail requests. Additionally, the police has pursued charges against participants of public assemblies, such as the P-Move protest during Srettha’s government era. Charges under the Emergency Decree are […]

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17/04/2567

What is the People’s Amnesty Bill? And Why Does Thailand Need It?

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The current state of human rights in Thailand remains grim. Since Thailand’s 2006 coup, at least 5,027 individuals have been prosecuted for exercising their rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly. Almost a third of these prosecutions occurred between 18 July 2020 and 31 January 2024, during which at least 1,947 individuals were politically […]

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22/02/2567

December 2023: a total of 1,938 people have been politically prosecuted in 1,264 cases

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Political prosecution continued at the end of 2023, where, despite few new lawsuits, witness and verdict hearings have taken place routinely for the existing cases filed between 2020 and 2022. The courts have passed judgments in at least 12 lèse-majesté cases, resulting in dismissals as well as guilty rulings, whereas all nine Emergency Decree and […]

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17/01/2567

November 2023: a total of 1,935 people have been politically prosecuted in 1,262 cases

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In November, political prosecution continued, including the filing of at least four new lese-majeste cases. Meanwhile, various courts have passed verdicts in lese-majeste cases week after week, driving the number of people detained during and after trials up by at least 20. As for the situation regarding sedition charges under Section 116, the courts have […]

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19/12/2566
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