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Introducing the new cybercrime treaty
News, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 27/09/2025
» Next month, a key Asean nation will host a raft of countries for the signing ceremony for a new cybercrime treaty. Its full (and rather wordy) title is: the "United Nations Convention against Cybercrime; Strengthening International Cooperation for Combating Certain Crimes Committed by Means of Information and Communications Technology Systems and for the Sharing of Evidence in Electronic Form of Serious Crimes".
Justice moves slowly
News, Published on 25/04/2025
» Thirteen years after the fatal hit-and-run involving Red Bull scion Vorayuth "Boss" Yoovidhaya, the hands of justice finally moved this week.
Anti-torture push needs serious review
News, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 06/01/2025
» Back in 2007, the government agreed to be a party to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, otherwise known as the "CAT".
Thailand has human rights role to play
News, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 04/11/2024
» The recent election of Thailand to the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) is, in a sense, a cause for elation. Yet it also comes with the responsibility of proving to the global/local community that the country can set an example for good practices and propel the HRC to take effective action on key matters based on international standards. This is daunting in a world of multi-and-mini polarities and poly-crises.
People's Party's popularity problem
News, Post Reporters, Published on 19/10/2024
» The People's Party (PP) promised on its formation in August that it would emerge from the ashes of the Move Forward Party (MFP) on a solid footing.
Govt urged to act to ensure massacre defendants face justice
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth & Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 17/10/2024
» The government is responsible for bringing all defendants in the Tak Bai massacre case, including a former ruling party MP, to court before the 20-year statute of limitations expires next week, said Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut, the People's Party leader and opposition leader.
Pheu Thai to vote on Gen Pisal's future
News, Post Reporters, Published on 15/10/2024
» The Pheu Thai Party board will vote on Tuesday on whether to expel Gen Pisal Wattanawongkiri, a party-list MP who was in charge of the Fourth Army Region during the 2004 Tak Bai massacre.
Pisal may face expulsion for missing court date
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 14/10/2024
» The Pheu Thai Party has vowed to take action against its party-list MP Gen Pisal Wattanawongkiri if he returns to the country after the statute of limitations in the Tak Bai case expires.
Two suspects from the 2004 Tak Bai massacre case flee
News, Post Reporters, Published on 10/10/2024
» Two suspects in the 2004 Tak Bai massacre case left the country before their arrest warrants were issued, a House committee was told.
Tak Bai victims fret as deadline looms
News, Posts reporters, Published on 09/10/2024
» The People's Party (PP) has warned that if the statute of limitations in the case concerning the Tak Bai massacre expires without justice being seen to be served, it will further inflate concerns that the nation's legal system operates on double standards.