13 January 2016

Authorities in Thailand must ensure an independent, transparent and thorough examination of allegations of torture by police made by two men who today were found guilty of murder, Amnesty International said.

As the third anniversary of the enforced disappearance of Sombath Somphone nears, the undersigned Directors of Amnesty International offices in Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Hong Kong, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Kenya, Korea, India, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Mongolia, Nepal, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Senegal, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Togo, the United Kingdom, Uruguay, the United States of America, and Zimbabwe are writing to remind your government of the worldwide concern over his disappearance and the apparent lack of an adequate investigation.

Today (6th November 2015) at 10.30 hour, 20 Amnesty International Thailand activists gathered in front of the Embassy of Myanmar in Bangkok, South Sathorn Road, Bangkok in order to submit the letter and the report on “going back to the old ways: a new generation of prisoners of conscience in Myanmar”, as well as calling on the Myanmar authority to release the prisoners of conscience without any condition.

Rohingya women, men and children attempting to flee persecution in Myanmar by boat earlier this year were killed or severely beaten by human traffickers if their families failed to pay ransoms, and kept in hellish, inhuman conditions, Amnesty International reveals in a new report today.

Myanmar’s authorities have been locking up and harassing scores of peaceful activists as part of an intensifying and far-reaching crackdown ahead of November’s elections, Amnesty International said as it launched a new campaign to free prisoners of conscience today.

Today (2nd September 2015), Petchburi Provincial Court pronounced the Supreme Court judgement dismissing the case of Mr. Polajee Rakjongcharoen or Billy’s disappearance, a Karen villager from Pongluek Village – Bang Kloi since the petitioner did not satisfy the court with evidence to believe that Mr. Billy was detained by the former chief of Kang Krajan National Park.

As Amnesty International passed the resolution on implementing the policy to protect human rights of sex workers on 11st August 2015 at International Council Meeting in Dublin, Republic of Ireland, attended by the representatives from around the world as well as my group and I from Thailand, the resolution emphasized on decriminalization. Therefore, there were a number of people who agreed and disagreed, and some were skeptical about this policy. Thus, I would like to summarize the doubts that Amnesty International have received and processed to answer the questions as follows.

Punishing offenders with the death penalty even in the developed countries like America is still a debate topic whether or not it should continue, especially the issue of the erroneous death penalty system which still exists. Consequently, Toshi Kazama, a professional Japanese photographer used his powerful photos to convince viewers to become aware of the unacceptable level of violence of the death penalty since 1996, and his work has been used to release over 100 juvenile offenders whom have been later found innocent.

8 June 2015

3 June 2015

The Office of the National Human Rights Commission of Thailand, in collaboration with Amnesty International Thailand, organized a workshop on human rights education for the media in all regions, ranging from the north, the central, the northeast and the southern areas. The workshop was held at Twin Lotus Hotel, Muang District, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province between 27-27 March 2015.