Thailand: Cease Prosecution of Thai Public Broadcasting Service and Amend Computer-related Crime Act | Joint Statement
14/11/2016
Full PDF Version (English) Full PDF Version (Thai) Press freedom advocates call on Thailand to protect Thai PBS and journalists from unwarranted prosecution Bangkok, November 15, 2016 We, the undersigned organizations, urge the Thai government to protect press freedom, decriminalize … [Read more...]
Thailand: Andy Hall’s Statement on His Departure From Thailand
07/11/2016
Full PDF Version Andy Hall leaves Thailand after one court convicts him and another court acquits him for speaking out against the abuse of migrant workers in Thailand. Read Andy Hall’s statement below. LRWC advocacy on behalf of Andy Hall can be viewed here. Public Statement on Leaving … [Read more...]
Thailand: Cease judicial harassment of human rights lawyer Ms. Sirikan “June” Charoensiri
27/10/2016
Full .pdf Statement Thailand: LRWC calls on Thailand to cease judicial harassment of human rights lawyer Ms. Sirikan “June” Charoensiri. The statement identifies Thailand’s international human rights law obligations to withdraw all charges and stop all prosecutions against Ms. Sirikan, and ensure … [Read more...]
Thailand: Proposed amendments to Computer-Related Crime Act fail to address human rights concerns | Joint Statement
25/10/2016
Full PDF Version Full PDF Version (Thai) Thailand: Proposed amendments to Computer-Related Crime Act fail to address human rights concerns Bangkok, 25 October 2016 We, the undersigned international human rights organizations, urge Thailand’s National Legislative Assembly (NLA) to … [Read more...]
Thailand: Immediately drop sedition case and all proceedings against human rights lawyer Sirikan Charoensiri | Joint Press Release
02/10/2016
Full PDF Version (English) Full PDF Version (Thai) 3 October 2016 The Thai Government should immediately drop all proceedings against human rights lawyer, Sirikan Charoensiri, including the specious accusation of sedition, which apparently relate to her organization’s representation of 14 … [Read more...]
Oral Statement to the 33rd Session of the UN Human Rights Council Regarding Thailand, Cambodia, Honduras, India | Oral Statement
29/09/2016
Full PDF Version Full DOC Version Video Stream Available Here (Starts at 02:40:46) Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item: Item 10 – General Debate: Technical Assistance and Capacity-building Date: 28 September 2016 Speaker: Mr. Gavin Magrath Oral Statement to the 33rd … [Read more...]
Thailand: Amicus Curiae Brief in the Case of Andy Hall | Amicus Brief
26/07/2016
Full PDF (English) | Full PDF Version (Thai) ภาษาไทย: LRWC and the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) prepared submissions to the court in criminal defamation proceedings by the Natural Fruit Co. Ltd. against human rights defender, Andy Hall, for his research on violations of labour rights … [Read more...]
Thailand: Official Impunity for Enforced Disappearances of Human Rights Defenders | Statement
19/06/2016
Full PDF Version Thailand: Official impunity for enforced disappearances of human rights defenders Twelve-year anniversary of abduction and disappearance of Mr. Somchai Neelapaijit and two-year anniversary of disappearance of Mr. Porlajee Rakchongcharoen Statement with Timelines 20 June … [Read more...]
