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Bangkok cat cafe accused of animal cruelty
Online Reporters, Published on 27/01/2026
» The owner of a cat cafe in Bang Khen district of Bangkok has been accused of animal cruelty after a video shared online showed him hitting the felines and throwing one against a wall.
Siberian Husky rescued after being buried alive in Phuket
News, Online Reporters, Published on 16/07/2025
» A Siberian husky has been rescued after it was allegedly buried alive by its foreign owner in a backyard in Phuket, with only its head left above ground, according to local news reports.
UN role can spur rights push
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 05/05/2025
» Despite recent progress on LGBTQ+ rights, Thailand continues to grapple with persistent human rights violations and must leverage its new role on the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) better to address these issues.
China lashes out at countries critical of Thailand's repatriation of Uyghurs
Online Reporters, Published on 02/03/2025
» The repatriation of 40 Uyghurs from Thailand is normal Sino-Thai cooperation on illegal immigration and the countries that criticise it have a double standard, according to the Chinese embassy in Thailand.
Anti-torture law reaches 2-year mark
News, Post Reporters, Published on 25/02/2025
» Justice Minister Tawee Sodsong outlined what he said were two effective years in enforcing the Act on Prevention and Suppression of Torture and Enforced Disappearance BE 2565 (2023).
Thailand ‘forcibly’ deports six Cambodian activists
Online Reporters, Published on 29/11/2024
» Thai authorities have “forcibly” returned six Cambodian political opposition activists and a young child, putting them at risk of unfair trials and mistreatment in Cambodia, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Friday.
Rights body wants results on missing activists
Post Reporters, Published on 12/06/2024
» The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has submitted to the Ministry of Justice an investigation report into nine self-exiled Thai political activists who have disappeared in neighbouring countries, urging the government to pursue the cases seriously.
Govt to ratify enforced disappearance treaty in June
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 19/05/2024
» Thailand will ratify the International Convention for the Protection of Persons from Enforced Disappearance (ICPPED), a core human rights treaty, by June 13, according to the Foreign Affairs Ministry.
National Human Rights Commission regrets anti-torture law setback
News, Post Reporters, Published on 17/02/2023
» The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed its disappointment after the cabinet decided to postpone enforcing some key provisions of the Prevention and Suppression of Torture and Enforced Disappearance Act.
OHCHR hails push to end abductions
News, Post Reporters, Published on 01/11/2022
» The UN Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner (OHCHR) has praised the enactment of Thailand's Prevention and Suppression of Torture and Enforced Disappearance Act, 2022, but noted that more could've been done to meet international standards.