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24 Syrian refugees released on bail
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 09/09/2015
» A group of 24 Syrians, who are recognised by the United Nations as refugees and waiting to be resettled in a third country, were released on bail yesterday after being arrested by police last week in a nationwide crackdown following the deadly Erawan shrine blast on Aug 17.
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Activist fights for change in NHRC
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 03/08/2015
» Angkhana Neelapaijit has managed to rise above the controversy over nominees for the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), thanks to her reputation among activists.
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Domestic help better off as 'not in family'
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 22/12/2016
» Treating domestic workers as if they are "part of the family" may lead to attitudes that are likely to be detrimental to them, a United Nations (UN) Women study has found.
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UN urges regional crackdown on illicit wildlife trade
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 22/06/2016
» Southeast Asian authorities must work together to crack down on illicit wildlife and logging, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) experts urged at the Inter-regional Conference on Wildlife and Timber Trafficking.
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UN urged to hold human rights probe
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 06/05/2016
» Academics have petitioned the United Nations, calling for an investigation into human rights violations committed by the military regime.
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Regime casts wide net to catch critics
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 20/05/2016
» Ahead of the second anniversary of the coup this Sunday, human rights lawyer Sirikan Charoensiri -- who is defending 14 anti-coup activists in court -- is grappling with a legal headache after police forwarded criminal charges against her to the prosecutor's office.
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Migrants improve economies, UN says
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 01/03/2016
» Migrant workers are an important factor in development in the Asia-Pacific region, through their economic contributions to host and origin countries, a United Nations (UN) report says.
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Rights groups demand end to indefinite detention of Rohingya
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 12/03/2016
» Human rights advocates have called for the governments of Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia to end the indefinite detention of Rohingya refugees in immigration facilities and government-operated shelters and camps.
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