Today (11 August 2020), 2 pm, Wanchalearm’s family and Amnesty International Thailand request a meeting with H.E. Mr. Ouk Sorphorn, Ambassador of Cambodia to Thailand, to discuss and acknowledge investigation progress related to the enforced disapperance of Wanchalearm Satsaksit in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, since 4 June 2020. The family also celebrates Wanchalearm’s 38th birthday.

Responding to the arrest of two prominent activists today, and reports of further arrest warrants against other protestors, ahead of planned anti-government protests over the weekend, Piyanut Kotsan, Amnesty International Thailand’s director, said:

Responding to the devastating explosion in Beirut yesterday that killed scores of people and left thousands more injured, Julie Verhaar, Acting Secretary General of Amnesty International, said:

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Amnesty International writes to urge that the Royal Thai Police, when policing assemblies,, do not arbitrarily interfere with exercise of the right to peaceful public asssembly. The organization calls on the Royal Thai Police to discharge their . positive obligations to ensure and facilitate respect for human rights, including the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly.

If you are planning to join a protest, your phone is an essential tool. You depend on it to access information, organize with your peers, document events and help others. Understanding digital security and best practices not only helps improve your readiness for a protest but also contributes to the digital safety of your communities and friends.

A group of girls who had been forced to leave school when they became pregnant, Freetown, Sierra Leone, 2016

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Responding to news that a Manila court convicted Rappler editor-in-chief Maria Ressa and former journalist Reynaldo Santos Jr of “cyber libel” over an article written in 2012, Amnesty International’s Asia-Pacific Regional Director, Nicholas Bequelin, said:

Responding to Zoom’s compliance with a Chinese government request to end meetings related to the Tiananmen crackdown and suspend the accounts of three US-based activists hosting meetings, Amnesty International’s Business and Human Rights Analyst William Nee said:

Shocking footage of Rohingya women, men and children being rescued off rickety boats after dangerous sea voyages is still being broadcast around the world.

As countries worldwide have struggled to adapt to restrictions imposed in the Covid-19 pandemic, online space has provided a valuable means of expression and social participation. From connecting patients and doctors, family and friends, to keeping teams working together, it has provided an essential substitute for physical presence to help maintain people’s livelihoods and social interactions. And with restrictions on public gatherings in place, the significance of online space to exercise human rights has grown.