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Protests to mark Andy Hall ruling
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 29/10/2014
» International labour and human rights movements are planning demonstrations to coincide with a court ruling today in a case filed against labour-rights activist Andy Hall for defamation.
Thailand up for human rights vote today
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 21/10/2014
» The United Nations General Assembly will decide today if it wants Thailand to join the 47-member UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) five months after a military coup in the country.
US, Japan anti-coup stance begins to melt
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 17/09/2014
» Attitudes toward post-coup Thailand by the United States and Japan appear to be softening following the appointment of the new cabinet.
Downgrade a wake-up call
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 21/06/2014
» Washington's decision to downgrade Thailand in its annual human trafficking review is a wake-up call to improve the treatment of workers across the entire export supply chain, says a human rights campaigner.
Time for transparency, Myanmar-based businesses told
Asia focus, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 12/05/2014
» Most companies operating in Myanmar and Southeast Asia fail to meet international standards for transparency, according to a survey by the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre (BHRRC).
Migrant fishing worker documentation ‘hampered’
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 27/04/2014
» Samut Sakhon: Efforts to register undocumented migrant workers in the fishing industry have yielded few results due to prohibitive and inflexible health insurance fees, insiders say.
Myanmar embraces civil society
Asia focus, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 17/03/2014
» Myanmar is preparing for its largest regional civil society conference in decades, further evidence of its impressive engagement with the world.
Finnish NGO accuses 3 local firms of rights violations
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 29/01/2014
» A Finnish non-profit organisation has accused three Thai companies of serious human and labour rights violations.
Brit activist Andy Hall accuses Bang Na police of malfeasance
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 29/10/2013
» Activist Andy Hall has filed a complaint with the Royal Thai Police office, accusing Bang Na police of malfeasance in pressuring him to sign a confession in a defamation case filed against him by a local cannery company.
Fabio Polenghi fatally shot by military, inquest finds
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 29/05/2013
» The Southern Bangkok Criminal Court on Wednesday ruled that Italian journalist Fabio Polenghi was killed by a bullet fired by the security forces during the May 19, 2010 dispersal of the red-shirt protestors.