Tag: Human Rights
Thailand still high on human trafficking watch
WASHINGTON : Thailand remained high on the list of nations where there is human trafficking as the US lowered the alert on the Philippines, Singapore [Read More…]
17 Countries Top List Of World’s Worst Human Rights Abusers
An independent watchdog organization, Freedom House, has named 17 countries and three territories as the world’s “most repressive societies.” Among those topping the list of [Read More…]
US man released from North Korean detention on way home
Seoul – A US man held six months in North Korea headed home Saturday with a departing US envoy, two news agencies reported. Jun Young [Read More…]
American arrested in Thailand for posting link on blog
Much is being said right now on Thailand’s draconian lese majeste law which forbids critical comments about the country’s royal family. A recent FCCT event [Read More…]
Amnesty International names Thailand’s first ‘prisoner of conscience’
For the first time in several years, Amnesty International acknowledged yesterday that there was at least one prisoner of conscience in Thailand. This was declared [Read More…]
Group alleges Thai soldiers kill Cambodian loggers
A Cambodian non-government organisation claims that at least 10 Cambodian civilians had been shot dead while hunting for food or logging in the forested mountains [Read More…]
China Trade Complex in Bangkok Feared to Hurt Thai Businesses
The Federation of Thai Industries and the National Human Rights Commission believe small and medium enterprises will be adversely affected by the development of the [Read More…]
National Human Rights Commission worries over new violence in Thailand
BANGKOK, 2 March 2011 (NNT) – The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has voiced its concerns over a new wave of violence in the kingdom [Read More…]
