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Stuck in the middle
Asia focus, Patpon Sabpaitoon, Published on 22/06/2020
» In 2015-16 during one of the grimmest humanitarian crises in decades, more than 300,000 displaced people tried to cross the Mediterranean Sea to safety in Europe and away from persecution and danger in war-ravaged North Africa. At least 15,000 lost their lives in the crossings, according to the the International Organization for Migration (IOM). That was just the tip of an iceberg.
Our disappearing rights
Asia focus, Patpon Sabpaitoon, Published on 15/06/2020
» It's been over a week since the disappearance of Wanchalearm Satsaksit, an exiled Thai activist living in Cambodia, touched off a heated debate in Thai social media and beyond.
Calls mount to cut red tape for migrants
News, Patpon Sabpaitoon, Published on 28/08/2018
» Obscure procedures and overlapping government authorities and agencies are still the main obstacles to granting Thai nationality to children of migrants in Thailand, participants at a seminar on the topic on Monday suggested.
Society 'must unite to stamp out child trafficking'
News, Patpon Sabpaitoon, Published on 27/04/2018
» Thailand's moves to tackle child sex trafficking are showing positive results but require the enhanced participation of civil society to make serious inroads, experts said yesterday in Bangkok.
Wide input needed for the 'rule of law'
News, Patpon Sabpaitoon, Published on 12/01/2018
» Participation from every sector in society is crucial for advancing the rule of law, says David Kennedy, Faculty Director of the Institute for Global Law and Policy at Harvard Law School.