Amnesty International has had a longstanding presence in Thailand and is committed to continuing to promote and protect human rights for people in the country despite calls for it to be expelled, the organization said today.
“As a global movement with operations in more than 70 countries and members in 150 countries and territories, no matter where we operate, our job remains the same: to prevent, monitor and hold states, corporations and others accountable for abuses of human rights under international law,” said Kyle Ward, Amnesty International’s Deputy Secretary General.
Background:
In November, a vice minister in the Prime Minister’s office made public calls for Amnesty International to be expelled from Thailand. The official has started an online petition, helped organize calls on social media and staged small protests.
The prime minister responded by announcing an investigation into Amnesty International Thailand on 26 November.
The global Amnesty International movement is made up of the International Secretariat and a network of international members and national membership entities, including Amnesty International Thailand. Whilst Amnesty International Thailand and the International Secretariat are separate legal entities, they work closely together under the same Statute.
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