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'Decent work' still a dream for many in Asean
Asia focus, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 12/12/2016
» Thailand, Asean and the Mekong Subregion still do not have decent rights-based regulations and safety nets in place to ensure justice for migrants, say non-government organisations.
Activists worried about mass Muslim arrests
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 16/10/2016
» Mass arrests of mostly young Muslim men in Bangkok last week have raised concerns that arbitrary detention, seen often in the deep South, will become the "new normal" nationwide.
Justice must come for all victims of political violence
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 05/10/2016
» All victims of political violence, including marginalised members of society, killed in times of turmoil deserve as much recognition as the intellectuals slaughtered in the brutal bloodshed of Oct 6, 1976, say media and political activists.
Rohingya crisis eases, but far from ideal
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 17/09/2016
» The situation of the Rohingya boat people may have eased for now, but "humane and sustainable solutions" are still a long way off as only one-third of those people have been resettled, human rights activists and the United Nations say.
NHRC chief taken to task at media event
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 06/08/2016
» The head of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) tried to reach out to a foreign audience and set the record straight on Thailand's rights record on Thursday evening, but the event backfired with many in the audience asking tough questions that went unanswered.
NHRC chair gets flak over shackle defence
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 13/07/2016
» The National Human Rights Commission's (NHRC) chairman has come under fire following his statement regarding the use of shackles on student activists when they were taken to the Military Court last week.
Death penalty opponents urged to go public
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 27/06/2016
» Despite relentless calls by local and international human rights advocacy groups that Thailand scrap capital punishment, there is a long way to go for the Thai state to give a positive response like others in the international community.
Rights groups slam military arrest powers
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 06/04/2016
» Six international human rights groups have issued a joint call for the revocation of a National Commission for Peace and Order (NCPO) order conferring sweeping law and order powers on the military as part of the crackdown on mafia influence.
A strong voice from the South speaks up
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 28/02/2016
» Like many others in the South, Tuwaedaniya Tuwaemae-ngae had no inkling the then Yingluck administration would launch a peace dialogue with the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) three years ago.
Victims' kin vent fury at NACC ruling
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 07/01/2016
» The mother of a nurse slain at Wat Pathum Wanaram during the horrific violence in May 2010 has vowed to bring the perpetrators to justice.