[Thailand] Protection International Jointly Submitted a Contribution to the UN’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Human Rights in Thailand
On 25 March 2021, Protection International, together with ENLAWTHAI Foundation (EnLAW), Community Resource Centre Foundation (CRC), and Campaign for Public Policy in Mineral Resources (PPM) submitted a contribution to Thailand’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR). The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a human rights mechanism through which, the Human Rights Council (HRC) reviews, on a periodic […]
Commemorating International Women’s Day
Towards Justice Through Gender Equality and Awareness Watch the recordings of the event to learn more about the important role played by Women Human Rights Defenders in Indonesia (in Bahasa Indonesia) Jakarta [19 March] – International Women’s Day, commemorated internationally every year on 8 March, is a tradition started in 1908 when more than 15.000 […]
WHRDs’ Important Role Promoted Through a Video Contest and Documentary Films Screening
Commemorating International Women’s Day Towards Justice Through Gender Equality and Awareness [Jakarta] 19 March 2021 – International Women’s Day, commemorated internationally every year on 8 March, is a tradition started in 1908 when more than 15.000 women marched to demand shorter working hours, good wages, and voting rights in New York.1 On the occasion of […]
Important Legal Victory for Land Rights Defenders of Thailand
The Southern Peasants’ Federation finally wins court case after eight years of deliberations and delays [Thailand – 25 March 2021] Thirteen years of struggle and eight years of waiting finally resulted in a positive outcome for the land rights defenders of the Southern Peasants’ Federation of Thailand (SPFT). On 19 March 2021, the Thai Administrative […]
Women in Thailand Demand an End to State Violence and a Government They Deserve
“We demand an end to State violence and for a new government – the government we all deserve.“ The Community Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRDs) Collective in Thailand statement on International Women’s Day [Thailand – 8 March] When women in Russia and in the United States took to the streets over 100 years ago, giving […]
Human Rights Defenders Coalition “Repression and Silencing of Activists Is Not Just: Indonesia’s Electronic Information and Transactions Law “
[Jakarta] 22 February, 2021 “If the ITE Law cannot provide a sense of justice, I will ask the DPR to jointly revise this law, this ITE Law” (President Joko Widodo during a TNI-Polri leadership meeting at the State Palace, Monday 15/2/2021) The President’s statement is a reaction to the public unrest towards the many criminalization […]
Thai Public Prosecutor Indicted Assailant for Attempted Murder of Dam Onmuang
Public Prosecutor Indicted Assailant for Attempted Murder of Dam Onmuang The case sentence remains open and called for trial observation in June 2021 [Thailand] On 8 February 2021, Dan Onmuang attended the preliminary hearing at the Wiang Sa Provincial Court which examined the evidence about his attempted assassination. The prosecutor indicted Somphon Chimruang, the defendant, […]
Investigation Moves Forward Concerning Land Rights Defender Assassination Attempt
Cases of violence against SPFT members keep piling up while Thai authorities fail to end the culture of impunity [Thailand] On 21 January 2021, Mr. Dam Onmuang, a land rights defender from the Santi Pattana Community, attended the first court appointment on the case of his attempted murder last October. The Santi Pattana Community is […]
Security Measures Were Extended Until the End of January for Anti-Gold Mining Movement KRBK but Concerns Over Their Safety Persist
The perpetrator of the firearm attack remains in his governmental job until the investigation committee declares him guilty [Thailand] A sense of insecurity has persisted in Ban Na Nong Bong since 12 January, when Mr Thanakrit Inthara, a local public officer, fired against two anti-gold mining protesters. The victims are members of the community-based group […]
Resurgence of Violence Against Environmental W/HRDs
A local security officer fires gunshots to threaten a community of human rights defenders [Bangkok] 19 January 2021 – On 12 January 2021, Khon Rak Ban Kerd’s (KRBK) peaceful protest against gold mining was troubled by a local public officer, who eventually shot at two of the protesters. One of the two was Jatupat Boonpattararaksa, […]