Thailand: LRWC Calls for Withdrawal of Charges Against Three Thai Human Rights Defenders | Letter
13/06/2016
Full PDF Version Update: 7 March 2017 criminal defamation charges withdrawn against Pornpen Khongkachonkiet, Somchai Homlaor and Anchana Heemmina. LRWC’s letter of 13 June 2016 called for the immediate withdrawal of all charges. 13 June 2016 General Prayut Chan-o-cha Prime Minister and … [Read more...]
Thailand: NGOs Highlight Cases of Intimidation and Harassment Against Human Rights Lawyers Sirikan Charoensiri and Benjarat Meethien | Joint Letter
06/05/2016
Full PDF Version LRWC, the International Commission of Jurists and Lawyers for Lawyers highlight two cases of intimidation and harassment against human rights lawyers and call on the Lawyers Council of Thailand to urge Government authorities to respect and protect advocacy rights. 6 May … [Read more...]
Thailand: Five Years On, International Organizations Renew Call for Release of Somyot Phrueksakasemsuk | Letter
29/04/2016
Full PDF Version On the eve of the five-year anniversary of his detention, 16 international human rights organizations, condemn the ongoing and arbitrary deprivation of liberty of human rights defender Somyot Phrueksakasemsuk and call on Thailand’s authorities to immediately and unconditionally … [Read more...]
Thailand: Call for Protective Measures – Targeted Shooting of Community Rights Defender Mr. Supoj Kaesong | Letter
12/04/2016
Full PDF Version 12 April 2016 General Anupong Paochinda พลเอก อนุพงษ์ เผ่าจินดา Minister of Interior Office of the Minister of Interior, Asadang Road, Ratchabophit, Bangkok 10200 Fax 011-2 226-4371 Police General Jakthip Chaijinda Commissioner-General Royal Thai Police 1st Building, … [Read more...]
Statement: Interactive Dialogue with the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders, 31st Session of the UN Human Rights Council | Joint Statement
07/03/2016
The following joint oral statement by Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada and Asian Legal Resource Centre was submitted but was among the statements of eleven NGOs that could not be delivered during the Interactive Dialogue with the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights … [Read more...]
Thailand: Cease Judicial Harassment of Human Rights Lawyer Ms. Sirikan (“June”) Charoensiri | Statement
07/02/2016
Full PDF Version THAILAND: Cease judicial harassment of human rights lawyer, Ms. Sirikan (“June”) Charoensiri LRWC calls on authorities to uphold UN Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers and the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders Statement 6 February 2016 Lawyers’ Rights Watch … [Read more...]
Thailand: Cease Intimidation, Arbitrary Arrests and Judicial Harassment in Military Courts of Peaceful Civilian Human Rights Defenders and Democracy Activists | Statement
05/02/2016
Full PDF Version THAILAND: Cease intimidation, arbitrary arrests and judicial harassment in Military Courts of peaceful civilian human rights defenders and democracy activists Statement 5 February 2016 Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) is a committee of Canadian lawyers who promote human … [Read more...]
Thailand: Joint Oral Statement to 30th Session of the UN HRC: Abuse of laws and military courts to silence civil society
01/10/2015
Full text View the Oral Statement below at 1:39:45 Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada and the Asian Legal Resource Centre Item: Items 2 and 10 – General Debate Date: 30 September 2015 Speaker: Mr. Gavin Magrath Joint Oral Statement to the 30th Session of the UN Human Rights … [Read more...]
Thailand: LRWC Submission to the Universal Periodic Review, 25th Session, April – May 2016
21/09/2015
PDF report (pdf) Lawyer's Rights Watch submission to the UN Human Rights Council for Thailand's Universal Periodic Revies in April-May 2016 discusses Thailand’s failure to comply with its international human rights obligations to guarantee: fair trial rights in accordance with the … [Read more...]
Thailand: Phuket Journalists Ms. Chutima Sidasathian and Mr. Alan Morison prosecuted for criminal defamation for reporting on human trafficking of Rohingya and other migrants
01/09/2015
UPDATE: Chutima Sidasathian and Alan Morison acquitted On 1 September 2015, journalists Ms. Chutima Sidasathian and Mr. Alan Morison were acquitted of criminal defamation under Articles 326 and 328 of the Thai Penal Code and Article 14(1) of the 2007 Computer Crimes Act. LRWC views the acquittal … [Read more...]
