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Time to ditch the death penalty
Oped, Published on 10/10/2023
» Today marks the 21st World Day Against the Death Penalty. For Thailand, it marks the fifth consecutive year without executions.
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Are prisoners equal in Thailand?
News, Published on 05/09/2023
» Are all prisoners in Thailand afforded the same treatment that has been given to convicted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra? The answer is a resounding "no". And there can be no question about it.
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Activists acquitted of libel, decry 'judicial harassment'
AFP, Published on 29/08/2023
» Three Thai human rights activists were acquitted of criminal defamation on Tuesday, but lamented what they called a hollow victory over the country's restrictive libel laws.
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Vanished, shot, murdered: Laos activists spooked by spate of incidents
AFP, Published on 08/06/2023
» An isolated murder, a brutal attempted killing and a murky disappearance: Laotian activists have been caught up in a series of alarming recent incidents that have spooked the reclusive communist state's embattled dissident community.
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Decade on, wife of missing Laos activist says no closer to finding answers
Published on 13/12/2022
» The wife of a missing Laos activist said Tuesday that a decade on she was still no closer to finding answers over his disappearance as more than 60 human rights groups condemned Vientiane's inaction.
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Human rights groups urge govt not to deport Lao activist
Reuters, Published on 01/02/2022
» Human rights groups have urged the government not to deport a Lao political activist arrested at the weekend, over concern he could be imprisoned by its communist government if sent back.
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Prisoners forced to make fishing nets under threat of violence
Published on 23/12/2021
» Prisoners in Thailand are being forced to make fishing nets for private companies under threat of punishment including beatings and delayed release, a Thomson Reuters Foundation investigation has found.
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Lese majeste suspect bailed after almost 5 years behind bars
Online Reporters, Published on 12/06/2019
» After almost five years in detention, a web and Facebook blogger has been temporarily released to fight two serious charges.
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Still dragging feet on death penalty
News, Published on 10/10/2018
» Today marks the 16th World Day Against the Death Penalty. Regrettably, it marks the passage of a year in which Thailand suffered a serious setback on the road to abolishing capital punishment.
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Vietnam has first female president
Published on 24/09/2018
» Vietnam's appointment of its first female president belies a deep gender imbalance in the communist country's politics and society and will do little to improve women's rights, advocates said on Monday.
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