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Regime casts wide net to catch critics
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 20/05/2016
» Ahead of the second anniversary of the coup this Sunday, human rights lawyer Sirikan Charoensiri -- who is defending 14 anti-coup activists in court -- is grappling with a legal headache after police forwarded criminal charges against her to the prosecutor's office.
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Anti-graft mechanisms best in 20 years, says ACT
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 25/05/2016
» Thailand's new anti-corruption mechanisms are the best the country has seen in the past 20 years, an anti-graft advocacy group says.
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NACC insists no halt to mine graft probe
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 27/05/2016
» The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has denied its probe into alleged corruption in gold mining concessions has stalled, after the retirement of a former graft-buster who headed the investigation.
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Activists back plain ciggie packs
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 31/05/2016
» Anti-tobacco activists believe the introduction of plain cigarette packaging in Thailand will reduce tobacco consumption, but smokers disagree.
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Defamation charges 'are silencing dissent'
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 17/06/2016
» Activists and academics have warned against the use of defamation charges to silence activists, journalists or civil society members working to expose malfeasance committed by public figures, including state officials, politicians and corporations.
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UN urges regional crackdown on illicit wildlife trade
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 22/06/2016
» Southeast Asian authorities must work together to crack down on illicit wildlife and logging, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) experts urged at the Inter-regional Conference on Wildlife and Timber Trafficking.
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FCCT Rohingya conference gagged
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 24/06/2016
» A panel discussion on Rohingya refugees' rights was banned by Thai authorities, who were concerned it would undermine Thailand's good relations with Myanmar, as State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi kicked off her official visit yesterday.
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UN urged to hold human rights probe
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 06/05/2016
» Academics have petitioned the United Nations, calling for an investigation into human rights violations committed by the military regime.
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Activists warn courts used to silence communities
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 10/05/2016
» The judicial system has become a tool to silence local communities which lock horns with investors and private firms, rights advocates warned yesterday.
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Group seeks referendum bill challenge
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 11/05/2016
» Academics and human rights activists have called for Section 61 of the Referendum Act to be removed, saying it would allow violations of citizens' freedom of expression and instill a climate of fear ahead of the vote.
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