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Human Rights Lawyer To Face Thai Police Charges

In Human Rights Abuses, Human Rights Watch by Andrew Drummond

ANOTHER TEST FOR THAILAND’S JUSTICE SYSTEM Human Rights Lawyer Sirikan Charoensiri will tomorrow (Tuesday) report to police who say they are now bringing charges against her for her part in representing students of the New Democracy Movement. The 14 students were arrested last June making a peaceful protest to mark the military junta’s one year in power. This appears to …

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DON’T DEMONSTRATE! WE’VE GOT YOUR MOTHER

In Uncategorised by Andrew Drummond

THAI MILITARY SENSITIVE ABOUT CORRUPTION ALLEGATIONS Thailand’s military government, which is plagued with its own corruption problems having taken power on ant-corruption pledges, is now being accused of detaining the mother of a student leader to stop him demonstrating. Sirawath Seritiwat said he will demonstrate ta Rajabhakti Park tomorrow- the park is a military project to pay homage to the …

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THAI MILITARY MOVES AGAINST ACADEMICS IN CLAMPDOWN ON KNOWLEDGE

In Uncategorised by Andrew Drummond

Thailand’s military led government has issued a summons against a group of university professors claiming their meeting to discuss freedom of knowledge in education was against the law. The group in Thailand’s northern capital were, according to the government, in breach of an NCPO order banning political gatherings of more then five. The Government may as well save time by …

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A CRY FROM THE WILDERNESS AS THAILAND’S DISAPPEARED GO UP IN SMOKE

In Uncategorised by Andrew Drummond

WHAT OFFICIAL ENQUIRY?  THEY’VE ALL BEEN CREMATED! Thai Lawyers for Human Rights has called for an independent enquiry into the deaths of people who died in a military detention facility – and the closure of the facility forthwith. This follows the deaths firstly of Police Major Prakrom Warunprapa and secondly of Suyriyan Sucharitpolwong, better known as ‘Mor Yong’ while under …

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Military In Thailand and Forced Disappearances

In Uncategorised by Andrew Drummond

Thailand’s increasingly paranoaic military led government is now being accused of operating ‘enforced disappearances’ a technique used widely in the past in South American banana republics.  The following is a statement issued today by Thai Lawyers for Human Rights. ——————————- Statement on Enforced Disappearance and Detention in Temporary Remand Facility in Military Camp: The case of Mr. Suriyan Sucharitpolawong and …

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Constitution? Who needs a constitution

In Uncategorised by Andrew Drummond

(With A Badly Written Legal System And Flawed Educational One ) – THAILAND DOES Of the people, by the people, for the people? Thai Lawyers for Human Rights have issued a briefing on their interpretation and stance on Thailand’s new draft constitution. No need to comment personally on the draft. It is self explanatory. It is not democratic. Put it …

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Thai Lawyers for Human Rights – Statement

In Uncategorised by Andrew Drummond

THAI LAWYERS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS – IMMINENT  LÈSE-MAJESTÉ CASES Court Trial Date Alert June 2015 – Pretrial hearings and verdict delivery on three lèse majesté cases (violation of Article 112) 1. The case against Mr. Jueseng Kow, aka ‘Small Bundit Aneeya’ on violation of Penal Code’s Article 112 for his expressing opinion during a public meeting (Black Case no. 45k/2558) 22 June …

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The report the Thai Government tried to gag – well one of many actually it appears

In FCCT, Uncategorised by Andrew Drummond

The Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand has been ordered by the government not to allow its premises to be used for a presentation by human rights lawyers tonight. A short statement issued from the club stated: “The Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Thailand regrets to announce that the scheduled event for tonight, the launch of the Thai Lawyers for Human Rights …