The Honorable Mike Pompeo
Secretary of State U.S. Department of State
2201 C St. N.W. Washington D.C., 20520
In advance of your travel to Thailand, Amnesty International urges you to inform the Thai authorities of your concerns regarding serious and ongoing human rights violations in the country. In light of the fact that the recent elections took place in a heavily restricted environment for human rights—including the country’s ongoing restrictions on freedom of expression and assembly, court cases against peaceful critics, continued powers of arbitrary detention, and uninvestigated violence against activists—the United States should continue to pressure the Thai government to take necessary steps to improve its respect for human rights. It is essential that U.S. officials make clear that as long as judicial harassment and arbitrary detention of peaceful dissenters continue, U.S. policy toward Thailand will not change.