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Panel grills Thailand over rights record
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 11/06/2015
» The UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESRC) grilled Thailand over its treatment of human rights defenders and the "excessive use" of the lese majeste law during a recent session in Geneva.
Exodus reveals flaws in Asean
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 06/06/2015
» The deaths and mass exodus of the Rohingya boat people have shaken the principle of non-interference in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), according to humanitarian experts.
Human rights lawyer slams 'farce' of NCPO censorship
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 05/06/2015
» One year after the coup, Thailand's human rights situation shows no signs of improvement, says the head of the Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR), Yaowalak Anupan.
'Balance' needed to solve migrant crisis
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 29/05/2015
» Nations involved in finding solutions to the Rohingya problem are seeking a balanced approach to reduce irregular migration, the International Organisation of Migration (IOM) says.
Families honour protest victims
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 20/05/2015
» Reconciliation can only be achieved when the truth is told and rival parties accept their guilt, not by pretending to let the past go, said survivors and relatives Tuesday at the five-year commemoration of the bloody crackdown on red-shirt demonstrators in 2010.
Government 'must heed' lesson of Black May
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 18/05/2015
» The May 1992 massacre should serve as a forceful reminder to current military leaders not to expand their powers through an undemocratic constitution, according to those who participated in the bloody protests.
Jittra insists trial in military court wrongful
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 13/05/2015
» Labour activist and red-shirt supporter Jittra Cotshadet insists she reported to the military regime after the coup, and she is being wrongfully tried for defying its orders.
Na Mun locals claim gas rig's EIA is sketchy
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 08/05/2015
» An American natural gas production platform about to test its first flaring at the end of this month has reignited community tensions as locals and academics claim the platform's Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) was not properly conducted.
Preaching peace amid army provocation
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 27/04/2015
» Two final-year students of Fatoni University in Pattani — Madaree Maeroh and Kolid Mameng — are among four young people who were killed in the tragic raid in Thung Yang Daeng district by authorities on March 25.
Court bomb suspect forgives 'abuse'
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 30/03/2015
» A suspect in the Criminal Court grenade attack said he has forgiven the military who he claims tortured him during detention early this month.