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THAILAND: UN charge that killings “official policy” cannot be ignored

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 20, 2006 AS-170-2006 A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission THAILAND: UN charge that killings “official policy” cannot be ignored On July 18 a senior U...

THAILAND: The impossibility of complaint against the police

On July 17 the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) issued an appeal on the alleged torture, armed robbery, illegal detention, and attempted rape and extortion of two persons in Saraburi, just northea...

THAILAND: Alleged abduction, torture & armed robbery of couple by police; no effective investigation despite many complaints 

THAILAND: Abduction; illegal detention; torture; robbery; attempted rape; threat to life; forced confession; attempted extortion; corruption; impunity; non-investigation; denial of redress —R...

UPDATE (Thailand): Petition on DSI attracts international support; please sign! 

[RE: UP-20-2005: THAILAND: Human rights lawyer still missing after nearly one year; Action needed today to have case transferred… UP-77-2005: THAILAND: Department of Special Investigation fails ...

THAILAND: Attempt to abduct human rights commissioner should be of grave concern for diplomatic community

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is writing to you further to open letters to the chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of Thailand, Lawyers Council of Thailand and Perman...

THAILAND: Attempt to abduct human rights commissioner and Thailand’s role in the UN Human Rights Council

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is writing to you further to open letters to the chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and Lawyers Council of Thailand regarding the appar...

GENERAL APPEAL (Thailand): Slow progress to investigate over 400 unidentified bodies in south 

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is greatly concerned about the apparent lack of progress in investigating over 400 unidentified bodies found in southern Thailand. Despite the mo...

THAILAND: Lawyers Council must act firmly on alleged attempted abduction of NHRC member

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is writing to you further to our open letter to the chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of Thailand of July 4 because we are deeply conc...

THAILAND: NHRC must resolutely defend its members or risk their lives and its mandate

The Asian Human Rights Commission is writing to you to express its persistent concern over the alleged attempted abduction on 28 June 2006 of Vasant Panich, a member of your National Human Rights Comm...

THAILAND: Suspected attempt to abduct National Human Rights Commissioner 

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is outraged at a systematic attempt to intimidate and possibly abduct a member of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of Thailand. Vasant...

THAILAND: Suspected plan to abduct NHRC member demands immediate response

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is shocked at the news of the suspected attempt to abduct Vasant Panich, the chairperson of the Subcommittee on Legislation and Administration of Justice of th...

THAILAND: Justice depends on witness protection

The Asian Legal Resource Centre has today, June 30, released a new report on witness protection in Thailand, the first in a planned series of detailed studies on specific institutional obstacles to hu...

UPDATE (Thailand): Petition to be presented to Ministry of Justice before July 19 

[RE: UP-20-2005: THAILAND: Human rights lawyer still missing after nearly one year; Action needed today to have case transferred; UP-24-2005: THAILAND: Thai minister refuses to act on missing human ri...

UPDATE (Thailand): Special call for observers to attend trial of persons accused of murdering environmentalist Charoen Wat-aksorn 

[RE: UA-76-2004: THAILAND: A prominent environmentalist Charoen Wat-aksorn murdered and an independent investigation required; UP-40-2004: THAILAND: Arrest warrant issued against a local politician fo...

New easy process to support the urgent appeals programme

The Asian Human Rights Commission’s (AHRC) Urgent Appeals Programme wishes to remind you of our new urgent appeal online support system. We strongly urge you to use this system and to help pressure g...

THAILAND: Show support for UN special mandates by giving access

On June 21, the representative of Thailand to the United Nations in Geneva addressed the first sitting of the new UN Human Rights Council. In his speech, Dr Chaiyong Satjipanon stated that, “Tha...

THAILAND: Failure to ratify UN Convention against Torture damaging Thailand’s international reputation as well as the lives of victims

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 23, 2006 AS-152-2006 A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission on the International Day in Support of Torture Victims and Survivors, June 26, 2006 THAILAND: Failure t...

UPDATE (Thailand): Please sign petition to remove head of special investigation from post 

[RE: UP-20-2005: THAILAND: Human rights lawyer still missing after nearly one year; Action needed today to have case transferred; UP-24-2005: THAILAND: Thai minister refuses to act on missing human ri...

GENERAL APPEAL (Thailand): Government authorities in south of Thailand reportedly encourage “shoot to kill” policy with cash rewards 

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is deeply concerned by reports that the authorities in southern Thailand have proposed to give large cash rewards to people who have gunfights wi...

UPDATE (Thailand): Important programme to commemorate human rights defenders and discuss failed investigations 

[RE: UP-20-2005: THAILAND: Human rights lawyer still missing after nearly one year; Action needed today to have case transferred; UP-24-2005: THAILAND: Thai minister refuses to act on missing human ri...