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No justice for the family of a conscript beaten to death
Spectrum, Published on 08/11/2015
» Just over a week ago, Narissarawan Keawnopparat, 24, decided to make public the gruesome photos of her late uncle Private Wichian Phuaksom’s body. Her social media post went viral and reignited interest in the landmark case, as prosecutors decide whether to proceed with criminal trials in the months ahead.
The ultra-royalist who wants to defend your human rights
Spectrum, Published on 02/08/2015
» Boworn Yasintorn, 63, was not entirely surprised when he found out he was among seven people nominated for the National Human Rights Commission last week.
US report calls out 'severe' curbs on human rights
Published on 26/06/2015
» Thailand has seen "severe" restrictions on freedom of expression, assembly and the media since last year's military coup, while human rights problems persist in the Far South, the United States concluded in its annual human rights report released in Washington Thursday.
PM to unveil peace talks chief
News, Published on 17/11/2014
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is expected to officially introduce the chief negotiator on peace talks with separatist groups in the deep South during his trip to Malaysia early next month.
Myanmar workers fear blitz
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 17/06/2014
» Myanmar workers are concerned that a crackdown is imminent after the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) announced it will review policies on the management of migrant labour.
Re-open pond death case, urges Pavena
News, Chinnawat Singha, Published on 16/04/2014
» Phitsanulok: Provincial police have been asked to treat the case of a 13-year-old boy found dead in a pond early this month as murder, after a new autopsy report shows he was beaten.
Death penalty risks fuelling Southern violence
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 17/03/2014
» The use of special laws to sanction the death penalty for those convicted of terrorism charges in the far South risks fuelling violence in the insurgency-plagued region, it has been warned.
No freedom from fear
Spectrum, Published on 09/03/2014
» ‘He is outside here every day,” Moethee Zun said of the young man sitting in the tea shop across the street from his house. We were talking about the current reforms in Myanmar in his house in Yangon, where he now lives after spending half a lifetime in the student army and in exile. I had met Moethee Zun in 2012 in Thailand, when the possibility of returning was still unsure.
The zombie Nazis of North Asia
Spectrum, Michael Ruffles, Published on 02/03/2014
» Two impressive and creepy railway carriages stand entombed inside an Aladdin’s cave of goodies donated by dictators and despots in a museum nestled in Mount Myohyang. Both date back to the 1950s and both are well appointed in ways that befit a communist strongman; each had a bed, desk and space to conduct affairs of state, one had a chandelier. The one on the left with a khaki and green interior colour scheme was a gift from Mao Zedong, the blacker one to the right from Joseph Stalin.
Govt forces accused of rights violations
News, Published on 28/02/2014
» Members of security forces working for Yingluck Shinawatra's government were involved in human rights abuses, the United States' Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2013 has claimed.