Thailand
Thailand held a general election on May 14, 2023. The reformist Move Forward Party (MFP) won the largest number of seats, but the military-appointed Senate led efforts that effectively blocked it from taking power. The MFP has since been facing possible dissolution and prosecution for proposing amendments to Thailand’s draconian “insulting the monarchy” law—an act that the Constitutional Court said amounts to treason. The new government of Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has not undertaken significant reforms to address human rights problems. Authorities continue to restrict fundamental rights—particularly freedom of expression and peaceful assembly—and prosecute human rights and democracy activists, community advocates, environmental defenders, and critics of the monarchy. Impunity for abuses, particularly in the conflict-affected south, continues unabated. Refugees and asylum seekers remain at risk of arrest and deportation.
Available in ภาษาไทย >>
-
Children's Rights
April 11, 2024
-
Asia
April 10, 2024
-
LGBT Rights
March 27, 2024
Videos
Videos-
-
May 25, 2021
Myanmar: Thai State-Owned Company Funds Junta
Oil and Gas Firm PTT Should Cut Ties with Military Enterprises, Abusive Cronies
-
-
News
-
March 11, 2024
Thai Lawyer Remains ‘Disappeared’ 20 Years on
Family of Somchai Neelapaijit Awaits Justice
-
March 8, 2024
Thailand Should Free Detained Uyghur Asylum Seekers
-
-
February 28, 2024
Australia: Spotlight Rights at Summit with ASEAN
Albanese, Southeast Asian Leaders Should Address Myanmar, Other Regional Crises
-
February 28, 2024
Letter to Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese
Re: Human Rights and the ASEAN-Australia Leaders' Summit
-
January 29, 2024
Thailand: Don’t Return Rock Band Members to Russia
Activist Bi-2 Group Faces Persecution for Anti-Kremlin Views
-
January 11, 2024
Thailand: New Government Slow to Protect Rights
Reforms Needed to End Unjust Charges, ‘Disappearances,’ Refugee Returns
-
December 14, 2023
Laos: 11 Years of Government Inaction on Sombath Somphone’s Enforced Disappearance
-
December 14, 2023
Thailand: Lawmaker Sentenced for ‘Insulting Monarchy’
Quash Verdict, Uphold Freedom of Expression
-