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Army faces payout over death
News, Post Reporters, Published on 17/11/2023
» The Supreme Court has ordered the Royal Thai Army (RTA) to pay 2 million baht in compensation for the death of Lahu human rights activist Chaiyaphum Pasae, who was shot dead at a checkpoint in Chiang Mai province in 2017, the Cross-Cultural Foundation (CrCF) said on Thursday.
Judges uphold self-defence ruling in killing of activist
News, Post Reporters, Published on 27/01/2022
» The Appeal Court on Wednesday upheld a Civil Court ruling dismissing a lawsuit filed against the army for compensation over the death of Lahu human rights activist Chaiyaphum Pasae, who was shot dead at a checkpoint in Chiang Mai province in 2017.
Drugs policy enables police abuse
News, Ann Fordham and Somchai Homlaor, Published on 04/10/2021
» The footage that went viral early last month showing local policemen at Muang Nakhon Sawan police station torturing Jirapong Thanaphiphat to death by covering his head with multiple layers of plastic bags was deeply shocking.
Army absolved over checkpoint shooting
News, Post Reporters, Published on 27/10/2020
» The Civil Court yesterday ruled in favour of the army in a civil case brought against it by the family of a Lahu hill tribe teenager gunned down by a soldier during a 2017 drug crackdown in Chiang Mai.
Unequal justice system favours conflict
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 22/02/2020
» On June 28 last year, four men stepped off two motorcycles near an intersection in the Bangkok suburb of Min Buri. They approached a young man in a white shirt with baseball bats in hand and began to beat him, leaving him with severe injuries, before speeding off on their vehicles.
No quick fix to army image
News, Editorial, Published on 06/02/2020
» The Royal Thai Army was quick to dismiss reports which went viral on social media and some mainstream media outlets on Tuesday about six "prohibited postures" for men in uniform; among them sitting with legs crossed, standing with arms folded, and having their hands in their pockets.
Finding 'Billy' just the start
News, Editorial, Published on 04/09/2019
» Thailand has long been notorious for letting numerous mysterious cases of extrajudicial killings, torture or forced disappearances go unresolved, and harbouring a culture of impunity among the state actors allegedly involved.
Criminalise torture now
News, Editorial, Published on 24/07/2019
» Torture allegedly committed by soldiers and police officers in Thailand against detainees in recent years has usually happened behind closed doors, involving techniques that leave no bruises or visible wounds. This fact provides a strong enough reason for one to suspect whether the army's detention of insurgent suspect Abdulloh Esormusor on Saturday night -- that resulted in him suffering a cerebral oedema and falling unconscious -- involved torture of some kind.
Justice failing ethnic groups
News, Editorial, Published on 25/05/2019
» For ethnic people, trying to get a shred of justice from authorities can be an ordeal. But it can be even more difficult when the judicial process is handled exclusively by military courts. That says a great deal about the quest for vindication by the families of a Lahu activist, Chaiyaphum Pasae, and a Lisu man, Abe Sae Mu, who were gunned down in broad daylight by army rangers in separate incidents in Chiang Mai more than two years ago.
Military killings case taken to Civil Court
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 23/05/2019
» The families of two hilltribe people shot to death two years ago by soldiers in Chiang Mai on Wednesday lodged a joint lawsuit with the Civil Court in Bangkok, demanding the court orders the Royal Thai Army to pay a total of 11 million baht to compensate their losses.