In response to today’s court ruling in Japan that upheld the government ban on same-sex marriage, Amnesty International’s East Asia Researcher Boram Jang said:

Today (4 June 2022), Amnesty International Thailand, the Cross Cultural Foundation (CrCF) and the Suan Kru Angoon organized an event to commemorate the 2nd anniversary of the disappearance of Wanchalearn Satsaksit. Title “A bit of gossip from friends of Wanchalearm”, it invites friends and colleagues of ‘Wanchalearm’ to share their friendship and fraternity and features an exhibition of exclusive photos and a roundtable of fellow activists. Demands are being made toward the authorities in Thailand and Cambodia to fathom the truth and restore justice for him and his family. The event will be ended with a candle vigil to beam the ray of hope and to express our faith in human rights.

2021 saw a worrying rise in executions and death sentences as some of the world’s most prolific executioners returned to business as usual and courts were unshackled from Covid-19 restrictions, Amnesty International said today in its annual review of the death penalty.

As leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meet in the United States for a two-day summit, Amnesty International urges them to spotlight the violence and human rights violations in Myanmar. 

Responding to the execution of Malaysian national Nagaenthran Dharmalingam in Singapore, Amnesty International’s Asia-Pacific Regional Director Erwin van der Borght said:

Myanmar’s brave activists are still pursuing peaceful protests despite grave danger and numerous challenges, Amnesty International said today, one year after the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) adopted a Five-Point Consensus that has abjectly failed to stop the violence in the country. 

Subject: Invitation to attend the Annual General Meeting 2022 (AGM 2022)

5 April 2022

The 100-day boycott of Israel’s military courts by hundreds of Palestinian administrative detainees — those detained without trial or charge — underscores the need to end this cruel, unjust practice which helps maintain Israel’s system of apartheid against Palestinians, Amnesty International said today.

By Erwin van der Borght, 

Wealthy states colludedwithcorporate giants in 2021 to dupe people with empty slogans and false promises of a fair recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, in what amounts to one of the greatest betrayals of our times, said Amnesty International today, as it launched its annual assessment of human rights around the world. 

Amnesty International and people in Thailand call on the Russian government to stop the aggression against Ukraine and protect civilians by holding signs and images depicting the violence in Ukraine. People also light candles as well as shoots videos of ongoing situation, to mourn the victims from indiscriminate attacks. Amnesty International holds this event worldwide to show international solidarity standing with Ukraine, as today marks one month after Russia’s invasion.