Responding to the election of federal, state, and local officials across the United States, Amnesty International USA’s Executive Director, Nadia Daar, said:  

Update: Amnesty International received information that, a few hours after the publication of this statement on 4 November, the National Human Rights Commission of Thailand was able to visit the two men at the detention centre. However, their lawyers remained unable to visit them.

Responding to the deaths of refugees and migrants on a boat that sank off the coast of Malaysia, Amnesty International’s Myanmar Researcher Joe Freeman said: 

The prosecution of children for political expression directly contravenes international human rights principles, especially the rights of children that Thailand is obligated to uphold under the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). Using the criminal justice system to suppress children’s expression not only breaches the right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly but also highlights systemic issues. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) audit report points to a persistent pattern of violations of children’s rights, reflecting practices that fail to prioritise the best interests of the children involved.