The pictures of three male students with partially shaved head were posted on the teacher’s facebook page, with a caption that reads ‘For those who want to challenge me, here is what they get.’ The photos went viral on social media and drew heavy criticism. The story was picked up by the mainstream media and was broadcasted more widely. In the end, the male teacher apologized and claimed that he did not know any better.
The vast majority of people (80%) would welcome refugees with open arms, with many even prepared to take them into their own homes, according to a global survey commissioned by Amnesty International.
Council of Ministers of Thailand has ratified the “Convention on Enforced Disappearance” and passed the resolution to approve the “Draft of Act on Torture and Enforced Disappearance” and submitted it to the NLA for consideration. The next step is to see how relevant the contents in such bill are to the international standards.
As Thailand marks two years since the military took over, Amnesty International is concerned to note persistent human rights violations, in particular arbitrary and increasing restrictions on peaceful dissent. We are also concerned that there have been no signs that authorities plan to lift restrictions on the peaceful exercise of freedom of expression, association and peaceful assembly, which authorities originally promised as temporary when they took power in a military coup.
Many Thai and foreign media representatives have agreed that the freedom of media in Thailand has been reduced over the past 2 years. They also stated that while citizen journalists have played a more important role in the discussion event by NBTC, Amnesty and Thai Broadcast Journalists Association.
15 May 2016
The submission was prepared for the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Thailand taking place in May 2016. In it, Amnesty International evaluates the implementation of recommendations made in the previous cycle of the UPR.
Following the shooting on 8 April 2016 of Thai land rights activist Supoj Kansong by unknown assailants in Surat Thani, Amnesty International calls on authorities to promptly, thoroughly and transparently investigate the incident and increase measures to protect him and other members of the Khlong Sai Pattana community, who are believed to be at continuing risk of human rights abuses.
ตัวแทน 22 องค์กรเข้ายื่นหนังสือต่ออธิบดีกรมอุทยานฯ เพื่อทวงความยุติธรรมในโอกาสใกล้ครบ 2 ปีการหายตัวไปของ “บิลลี่” หลังถูกเจ้าหน้าที่อุทยานควบคุมตัว เรียกร้องให้พักราชการอดีตหัวหน้าอุทยานแก่งกระจาน
Cross Cultural Foundation and scholars demanded an independent investigation and anti-torture law after the death of a soldier in Yala.
On the first anniversary of the lifting of martial law in Thailand, and as officials announced they will hold political re-education courses in army camps for government critics, Amnesty International calls on Thai authorities to lift the “virtual” martial law powers it has granted to the military in decrees that restrict human rights to the further detriment of the rule of law in the country.
Myanmar’s new government will take office with a historic opportunity to change course on human rights but must break away from the deeply repressive legal framework that for years has fuelled arbitrary arrests and repression, Amnesty International said in a new report today.