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[Joint Statement] Thailand: End harassment of Suchanee Cloitre, human rights defenders

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Thailand: End harassment of Suchanee Cloitre, human rights defenders

Baseless criminal defamation cases undercut labor rights protections

26 October 2020

We, the undersigned twelve human rights organizations, call on Thailand’s government to immediately end the harassment through the judicial system of journalist Suchanee Cloitre and to take concrete steps to protect journalists and human rights defenders from frivolous criminal proceedings. On 27 October, the Lopburi Court of Appeal will deliver the verdict in an appeal by Suchanee, who was convicted last year in a case initiated by Thammakaset Company Limited. The case underscores the need to repeal criminal defamation provisions in Thailand’s Criminal Code, which have frequently been used by businesses and powerful individuals to silence their critics.

The charges against Suchanee stem from a tweet concerning alleged labor rights violations at a chicken farm operated by Thammakaset in Lopburi Province. According to a complaint filed by workers with the National Human Rights Commission of Thailand, the company failed to pay minimum wage or overtime, did not provide adequate rest time and holidays, and confiscated identity documents, among other abuses. In 2016, the Lopburi Department of Labor Protection and Welfare ordered Thammakaset to pay THB 1.7 million in compensation to the workers, a penalty that was later upheld by Thailand’s Supreme Court.

At the time of her tweet in 2017, Suchanee was a journalist for Voice TV and reported on the allegations. In March 2019, Thammakaset filed a criminal complaint against Suchanee under sections 326 and 328 of the Criminal Code, concerning defamation and libel, respectively. In December 2019, the Lopburi Provincial Court convicted Suchanee under both provisions and sentenced her to non-probational two years’ imprisonment.

Suchanee is only one of many individuals targeted by Thammakaset. Since 2016, Thammakaset has initiated civil and criminal cases against 22 individuals and Voice TV for speaking out about the company’s alleged labor right violations. Among the accused are former Thammakaset employees, labor rights activists, an academic, women human rights defenders, and a former commissioner from the National Human Rights Commission of Thailand.

In March 2020, four United Nations Special Rapporteurs and the chairs of two UN Working Groups wrote to the Thai government to express concern about the “continued judicial harassment by Thammakaset Co. Ltd (Thammakaset), of human rights defenders, migrant workers, journalists and academics for denouncing exploitative working conditions of migrant workers”.

The Thai government’s National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights, adopted in 2019, set combatting “strategic lawsuits against public participation” (SLAPP) and preventing prosecution of human rights defenders as major priorities for the government. However, the government has failed to act decisively to achieve this objective. Earlier this month, the Thai government further undermined its commitment to ensuring a rights-respecting business environment by awarding a human rights prize to Mitr Phol Co. Ltd, a sugar company facing a class action lawsuit over alleged human rights abuses in Cambodia.

In December 2018, Thailand’s National Legislative Assembly amended the Criminal Procedure Code to include two provisions, sections 161/1 and 165/2, that could be used to dismiss criminal cases against those acting in the public interest. This reform was cited in the National Action Plan as evidence of the government’s attempt to prevent SLAPP lawsuits. However, to date, judges have refused to consistently apply these provisions in spurious criminal cases filed by Thammakaset and other private actors against journalists and human rights defenders.

While the proactive application by judges of sections 161/1 and 165/2 to dismiss abusive cases against human rights defenders and others acting in the public interest would be a positive step, more far-reaching reforms are necessary.

We call on the Thai government to decriminalize defamation, including by repealing or amending sections 326-333 of the Criminal Code and section 14 of the Computer Crimes Act. There is growing international consensus in favor of decriminalizing defamation, as recognized in the UN Human Rights Committee’s General Comment No. 34, which emphasized that custodial sentences are never an appropriate penalty for defamation.

We also call on the government to take immediate steps to end frivolous criminal proceedings against journalists, human rights defenders, and whistleblowers, including those accused by Thammakaset.

Signed:

  1. Amnesty International
  2. ARTICLE 19
  3. ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR)
  4. The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA)
  5. Community Resource Center (CRC)
  6. Civil Rights Defenders
  7. Fortify Rights
  8. Human Rights Lawyers Association
  9. Human Rights Watch
  10. International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH)
  11. Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR)
  12. World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT)

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āļāļēāļĢāļŸāđ‰āļ­āļ‡āļ„āļ”āļĩāļ•āđˆāļ­āļŠāļļāļŠāļēāļ“āļĩāđ€āļāļīāļ”āļˆāļēāļāļāļēāļĢāļ—āļ§āļĩāļ•āđ€āļāļĩāđˆāļĒāļ§āļāļąāļšāļ‚āđ‰āļ­āļāļĨāđˆāļēāļ§āļŦāļēāđ€āļĢāļ·āđˆāļ­āļ‡āļāļēāļĢāļĨāļ°āđ€āļĄāļīāļ”āļŠāļīāļ—āļ˜āļīāđāļĢāļ‡āļ‡āļēāļ™āđƒāļ™āļŸāļēāļĢāđŒāļĄāđ„āļāđˆāļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļšāļĢāļīāļĐāļąāļ—āļ˜āļĢāļĢāļĄāđ€āļāļĐāļ•āļĢāđƒāļ™āļˆāļąāļ‡āļŦāļ§āļąāļ”āļĨāļžāļšāļļāļĢāļĩ āļˆāļēāļāļ‚āđ‰āļ­āļĢāđ‰āļ­āļ‡āđ€āļĢāļĩāļĒāļ™āļ‚āļ­āļ‡āđāļĢāļ‡āļ‡āļēāļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāļŠāđˆāļ‡āđƒāļŦāđ‰āļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļ„āļ“āļ°āļāļĢāļĢāļĄāļāļēāļĢāļŠāļīāļ—āļ˜āļīāļĄāļ™āļļāļĐāļĒāļŠāļ™āđāļŦāđˆāļ‡āļŠāļēāļ•āļīāļžāļšāļ§āđˆāļēāļšāļĢāļīāļĐāļąāļ—āđ„āļĄāđˆāđ„āļ”āđ‰āļˆāđˆāļēāļĒāļ„āđˆāļēāđāļĢāļ‡āļ‚āļąāđ‰āļ™āļ•āđˆāļģāđāļĨāļ°āļ„āđˆāļēāđāļĢāļ‡āļĨāđˆāļ§āļ‡āđ€āļ§āļĨāļē āđ„āļĄāđˆāđ„āļ”āđ‰āļˆāļąāļ”āļŦāļēāđ€āļ§āļĨāļēāļžāļąāļāđāļĨāļ°āļ§āļąāļ™āļŦāļĒāļļāļ”āļ­āļĒāđˆāļēāļ‡āļžāļ­āđ€āļžāļĩāļĒāļ‡ āđāļĨāļ°āļĄāļĩāļāļēāļĢāļĒāļķāļ”āđ€āļ­āļāļŠāļēāļĢāļ›āļĢāļ°āļˆāļģāļ•āļąāļ§āļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļ„āļ™āļ‡āļēāļ™ āđƒāļ™āļ›āļĩ 2559 āļāļĢāļĄāļŠāļ§āļąāļŠāļ”āļīāļāļēāļĢāđāļĨāļ°āļ„āļļāđ‰āļĄāļ„āļĢāļ­āļ‡āđāļĢāļ‡āļ‡āļēāļ™āđƒāļ™āļˆāļąāļ‡āļŦāļ§āļąāļ”āļĨāļžāļšāļļāļĢāļĩāđ„āļ”āđ‰āļĄāļĩāļ„āļģāļŠāļąāđˆāļ‡āđƒāļŦāđ‰āļšāļĢāļīāļĐāļąāļ—āļ˜āļĢāļĢāļĄāđ€āļāļĐāļ•āļĢāļˆāđˆāļēāļĒāļ„āđˆāļēāļŠāļ”āđ€āļŠāļĒ 1.7 āļĨāđ‰āļēāļ™āļšāļēāļ—āđƒāļŦāđ‰āļāļąāļšāđāļĢāļ‡āļ‡āļēāļ™ āļ‹āļķāđˆāļ‡āđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āļšāļ—āļĨāļ‡āđ‚āļ—āļĐāļ—āļĩāđˆāļĻāļēāļĨāļŽāļĩāļāļēāđ„āļ”āđ‰āļžāļīāļžāļēāļāļĐāļēāļĒāļ·āļ™

āļŠāļļāļŠāļēāļ“āļĩāđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āļ™āļąāļāļ‚āđˆāļēāļ§āļ§āļ­āļĒāļ‹āđŒāļ—āļĩāļ§āļĩāđƒāļ™āļ›āļĩ 2560 āļ‹āļķāđˆāļ‡āđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āđ€āļ§āļĨāļēāļ—āļĩāđˆāđ€āļ˜āļ­āļ—āļ§āļĩāļ•āļ‚āđ‰āļ­āļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļ”āļąāļ‡āļāļĨāđˆāļēāļ§āđāļĨāļ°āļĢāļēāļĒāļ‡āļēāļ™āļ‚āđ‰āļ­āļāļĨāđˆāļēāļ§āļŦāļēāļ—āļĩāđˆāļ§āđˆāļē āđƒāļ™āđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļĄāļĩāļ™āļēāļ„āļĄāļ›āļĩ 2562 āļ˜āļĢāļĢāļĄāđ€āļāļĐāļ•āļĢāđ„āļ”āđ‰āļŸāđ‰āļ­āļ‡āļ„āļ”āļĩāļ­āļēāļāļēāļ•āđˆāļ­āļŠāļļāļŠāļēāļ“āļĩāļ āļēāļĒāđƒāļ•āđ‰āļĄāļēāļ•āļĢāļē 326 āđāļĨāļ° 328 āđāļŦāđˆāļ‡āļ›āļĢāļ°āļĄāļ§āļĨāļāļŽāļŦāļĄāļēāļĒāļ­āļēāļāļē āļ§āđˆāļēāļ”āđ‰āļ§āļĒāļāļēāļĢāļŦāļĄāļīāđˆāļ™āļ›āļĢāļ°āļĄāļēāļ—āđāļĨāļ°āļŦāļĄāļīāđˆāļ™āļ›āļĢāļ°āļĄāļēāļ—āļ”āđ‰āļ§āļĒāļāļēāļĢāđ‚āļ†āļĐāļ“āļēāļ•āļēāļĄāļĨāļģāļ”āļąāļš āđƒāļ™āđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļ˜āļąāļ™āļ§āļēāļ„āļĄāļ›āļĩ 2562 āļĻāļēāļĨāļˆāļąāļ‡āļŦāļ§āļąāļ”āļĨāļžāļšāļļāļĢāļĩāđ„āļ”āđ‰āļ•āļąāļ”āļŠāļīāļ™āļˆāļģāļ„āļļāļāļŠāļļāļŠāļēāļ“āļĩāļŠāļ­āļ‡āļ›āļĩāđ‚āļ”āļĒāđ„āļĄāđˆāļĢāļ­āļĨāļ‡āļ­āļēāļāļē

āļŠāļļāļŠāļēāļ“āļĩāđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āļŦāļ™āļķāđˆāļ‡āđƒāļ™āļœāļđāđ‰āļ„āļ™āļˆāļģāļ™āļ§āļ™āļĄāļēāļāļ—āļĩāđˆāļ•āļāđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āđ€āļ›āđ‰āļēāļŦāļĄāļēāļĒāļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļ˜āļĢāļĢāļĄāđ€āļāļĐāļ•āļĢ āļ•āļąāđ‰āļ‡āđāļ•āđˆāļ›āļĩ 2559, āļ˜āļĢāļĢāļĄāđ€āļāļĐāļ•āļĢāđ„āļ”āđ‰āļĢāļīāđ€āļĢāļīāđˆāļĄāļ„āļ”āļĩāļ­āļēāļāļēāđāļĨāļ°āļ„āļ”āļĩāđāļžāđˆāļ‡āļ•āđˆāļ­āļ›āļĢāļ°āļŠāļēāļŠāļ™ 22 āļ„āļ™āđāļĨāļ°āļ§āļ­āļĒāļ‹āđŒāļ—āļĩāļ§āļĩ āļˆāļēāļāļāļēāļĢāļ—āļĩāđˆāļ›āļĢāļ°āļŠāļēāļŠāļ™āđāļĨāļ°āļ§āļ­āļĒāļ‹āđŒāļ—āļĩāļ§āļĩāļžāļđāļ”āļ–āļķāļ‡āļāļēāļĢāļĨāļ°āđ€āļĄāļīāļ”āļŠāļīāļ—āļ˜āļīāđāļĢāļ‡āļ‡āļēāļ™āļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļšāļĢāļīāļĐāļąāļ— āđƒāļ™āļˆāļģāļ™āļ§āļ™āļ™āļĩāđ‰āļĢāļ§āļĄāļ–āļķāļ‡āļ­āļ”āļĩāļ•āļĨāļđāļāļˆāđ‰āļēāļ‡āļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļ˜āļĢāļĢāļĄāđ€āļāļĐāļ•āļĢ āļ™āļąāļāļāļīāļˆāļāļĢāļĢāļĄāļŠāļīāļ—āļ˜āļīāđāļĢāļ‡āļ‡āļēāļ™ āļ™āļąāļāļ§āļīāļŠāļēāļāļēāļĢ āļ™āļąāļāļ›āļāļ›āđ‰āļ­āļ‡āļŠāļīāļ—āļ˜āļīāļĄāļ™āļļāļĐāļĒāļŠāļ™āļŦāļāļīāļ‡ āđāļĨāļ°āļ­āļ”āļĩāļ•āļ„āļ“āļ°āļāļĢāļĢāļĄāļāļēāļĢāļŠāļīāļ—āļ˜āļīāļĄāļ™āļļāļĐāļĒāļŠāļ™āđāļŦāđˆāļ‡āļŠāļēāļ•āļī

āđƒāļ™āđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļĄāļĩāļ™āļēāļ„āļĄ 2563 āļŠāļĩāđˆāļœāļđāđ‰āļĢāļēāļĒāļ‡āļēāļ™āļžāļīāđ€āļĻāļĐāđāļĨāļ°āļ›āļĢāļ°āļ˜āļēāļ™āļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļŠāļ­āļ‡āļ„āļ“āļ°āļ—āļģāļ‡āļēāļ™āđāļŦāđˆāļ‡āļŠāļŦāļ›āļĢāļ°āļŠāļēāļŠāļēāļ•āļīāđ„āļ”āđ‰āđ€āļ‚āļĩāļĒāļ™āļ–āļķāļ‡āļĢāļąāļāļšāļēāļĨāđ„āļ—āļĒāđ€āļžāļ·āđˆāļ­āđāļŠāļ”āļ‡āļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āļāļąāļ‡āļ§āļĨāļ•āđˆāļ­āļāļēāļĢ “āļ„āļļāļāļ„āļēāļĄāļ”āđ‰āļ§āļĒāļāļĢāļ°āļšāļ§āļ™āļāļēāļĢāļĒāļļāļ•āļīāļ˜āļĢāļĢāļĄāļ­āļĒāđˆāļēāļ‡āļ•āđˆāļ­āđ€āļ™āļ·āđˆāļ­āļ‡āđ‚āļ”āļĒāļšāļĢāļīāļĐāļąāļ—āļ˜āļĢāļĢāļĄāđ€āļāļĐāļ•āļĢāļ•āđˆāļ­āļ™āļąāļāļ›āļāļ›āđ‰āļ­āļ‡āļŠāļīāļ—āļ˜āļīāļĄāļ™āļļāļĐāļĒāļŠāļ™ āđāļĢāļ‡āļ‡āļēāļ™āļ‚āđ‰āļēāļĄāļŠāļēāļ•āļī āļ™āļąāļāļ‚āđˆāļēāļ§ āđāļĨāļ°āļ™āļąāļāļ§āļīāļŠāļēāļāļēāļĢ āļˆāļēāļāļāļēāļĢāđ„āļĄāđˆāļĒāļ­āļĄāļĢāļąāļšāļŠāļ āļēāļžāļāļēāļĢāļˆāđ‰āļēāļ‡āļ‡āļēāļ™āļ­āļĒāđˆāļēāļ‡āđ€āļ­āļēāļĢāļąāļ”āđ€āļ­āļēāđ€āļ›āļĢāļĩāļĒāļšāļ•āđˆāļ­āđāļĢāļ‡āļ‡āļēāļ™āļ‚āđ‰āļēāļĄāļŠāļēāļ•āļī”

āđāļœāļ™āļ›āļāļīāļšāļąāļ•āļīāļāļēāļĢāļĢāļ°āļ”āļąāļšāļŠāļēāļ•āļīāļ§āđˆāļēāļ”āđ‰āļ§āļĒāļ˜āļļāļĢāļāļīāļˆāđāļĨāļ°āļŠāļīāļ—āļ˜āļīāļĄāļ™āļļāļĐāļĒāļŠāļ™āļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļĢāļąāļāļšāļēāļĨāđ„āļ—āļĒāļ—āļĩāđˆāļ™āļģāļĄāļēāļ›āļāļīāļšāļąāļ•āļīāđƒāļ™āļ›āļĩ 2562 āđ„āļ”āđ‰āļ•āļąāđ‰āļ‡āđ€āļ›āđ‰āļēāļŦāļĄāļēāļĒāđƒāļŦāđ‰āļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļŠāļģāļ„āļąāļāļāļąāļšāļāļēāļĢāļĨāļ”āļāļēāļĢāļ”āļģāđ€āļ™āļīāļ™āļ„āļ”āļĩāđ€āļŠāļīāļ‡āļĒāļļāļ—āļ˜āļĻāļēāļŠāļ•āļĢāđŒāđ€āļžāļ·āđˆāļ­āļ•āđˆāļ­āļ•āđ‰āļēāļ™āļāļēāļĢāļĄāļĩāļŠāđˆāļ§āļ™āļĢāđˆāļ§āļĄāļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļŠāļēāļ˜āļēāļĢāļ“āļ° (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation) āļŦāļĢāļ·āļ­ SLAPPs āđāļĨāļ°āļ›āđ‰āļ­āļ‡āļāļąāļ™āļāļēāļĢāļ”āļģāđ€āļ™āļīāļ™āļ„āļ”āļĩāļ•āđˆāļ­āļ™āļąāļāļ›āļāļ›āđ‰āļ­āļ‡āļŠāļīāļ—āļ˜āļīāļĄāļ™āļļāļĐāļĒāļŠāļ™ āļ­āļĒāđˆāļēāļ‡āđ„āļĢāļāđ‡āļ•āļēāļĄ āļĢāļąāļāļšāļēāļĨāļāļĨāļąāļšāļĨāđ‰āļĄāđ€āļŦāļĨāļ§āđƒāļ™āļˆāļļāļ”āļ›āļĢāļ°āļŠāļ‡āļ„āđŒāļ‚āđ‰āļ­āļ™āļĩāđ‰ āļ•āđ‰āļ™āđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāļœāđˆāļēāļ™āļĄāļē āļĢāļąāļāļšāļēāļĨāđ„āļ—āļĒāđ€āļžāļīāđˆāļ‡āļĨāļ”āļ—āļ­āļ™āļ„āļģāļĄāļąāđˆāļ™āļŠāļąāļāļāļēāļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļ•āļąāļ§āđ€āļ­āļ‡āđƒāļ™āļāļēāļĢāļ›āļāļ›āđ‰āļ­āļ‡āļŠāļīāļ—āļ˜āļīāļĄāļ™āļļāļĐāļĒāļŠāļ™āļ”āđ‰āļ§āļĒāļāļēāļĢāļĄāļ­āļšāļĢāļēāļ‡āļ§āļąāļĨāļ”āđ‰āļēāļ™āļŠāļīāļ—āļ˜āļīāļĄāļĐāļĒāļŠāļ™āđƒāļŦāđ‰āļāļąāļšāļšāļĢāļīāļĐāļąāļ—āļĄāļīāļ•āļĢāļœāļĨ āļšāļĢāļīāļĐāļąāļ—āļ™āđ‰āļģāļ•āļēāļĨāļ—āļĩāđˆāļ–āļđāļāļŸāđ‰āļ­āļ‡āļ„āļ”āļĩāļāļĨāļļāđˆāļĄāđ€āļ™āļ·āđˆāļ­āļ‡āļˆāļēāļāļāļēāļĢāļĨāļ°āđ€āļĄāļīāļ”āļŠāļīāļ—āļ˜āļīāļĄāļ™āļđāļĐāļĒāļŠāļ™āđƒāļ™āļāļąāļĄāļžāļđāļŠāļē

āđƒāļ™āđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļ˜āļąāļ™āļ§āļēāļ„āļĄāļ›āļĩ 2562 āļŠāļ āļēāļ™āļīāļ•āļīāļšāļąāļāļāļąāļ•āļīāđāļŦāđˆāļ‡āļŠāļēāļ•āļīāđ„āļ”āđ‰āđāļāđ‰āđ„āļ‚āļ›āļĢāļ°āļĄāļ§āļĨāļāļŽāļŦāļĄāļēāļĒāļ§āļīāļ˜āļĩāļžāļīāļˆāļēāļĢāļ“āļēāļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļ­āļēāļāļēāđ‚āļ”āļĒāđ€āļžāļīāđˆāļĄāļāļŽāļŦāļĄāļēāļĒāļŠāļ­āļ‡āļ‚āđ‰āļ­āđƒāļ™āļĄāļēāļ•āļĢāļē 161/1 āđāļĨāļ° 165/2 āļ‹āļķāđˆāļ‡āđƒāļŦāđ‰āļ­āļģāļ™āļēāļˆāđƒāļ™āļāļēāļĢāđ„āļĄāđˆāļĢāļąāļšāļŸāđ‰āļ­āļ‡āļ„āļ”āļĩāļ•āđˆāļ­āļšāļļāļ„āļ„āļĨāļ—āļĩāđˆāļ–āļđāļāļāļĨāđˆāļēāļ§āļŦāļēāđƒāļ™āļ„āļ”āļĩāļ—āļĩāđˆāđ€āļāļĩāđˆāļĒāļ§āļ‚āđ‰āļ­āļ‡āļāļąāļšāļ›āļĢāļ°āđ‚āļĒāļŠāļ™āđŒāļŠāļēāļ˜āļēāļĢāļ“āļ° āļāļēāļĢāļ›āļāļīāļĢāļđāļ›āļ™āļĩāđ‰āļ–āļđāļāļ­āđ‰āļēāļ‡āļ­āļīāļ‡āđƒāļ™āđāļœāļ™āļ›āļāļīāļšāļąāļ•āļīāļāļēāļĢāļĢāļ°āļ”āļąāļšāļŠāļēāļ•āļīāļ§āđˆāļēāļ”āđ‰āļ§āļĒāļ˜āļļāļĢāļāļīāļˆāđāļĨāļ°āļŠāļīāļ—āļ˜āļīāļĄāļ™āļļāļĐāļĒāļŠāļ™āļ§āđˆāļēāđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āļŦāļĨāļąāļāļāļēāļ™āļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļžāļĒāļēāļĒāļēāļĄāļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļĢāļąāļāļšāļēāļĨāđƒāļ™āļāļēāļĢāļ›āđ‰āļ­āļ‡āļāļąāļ™āļāļēāļĢāļ”āļģāđ€āļ™āļīāļ™āļ„āļ”āļĩāđ€āļŠāļīāļ‡āļĒāļļāļ—āļ˜āļĻāļēāļŠāļ•āļĢāđŒāđ€āļžāļ·āđˆāļ­āļ•āđˆāļ­āļ•āđ‰āļēāļ™āļāļēāļĢāļĄāļĩāļŠāđˆāļ§āļ™āļĢāđˆāļ§āļĄāļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļŠāļēāļ˜āļēāļĢāļ“āļ° āļ­āļĒāđˆāļēāļ‡āđ„āļĢāļāđ‡āļ•āļēāļĄ āļœāļđāđ‰āļžāļīāļžāļēāļāļĐāļēāđ„āļ”āđ‰āļ›āļāļīāđ€āļŠāļ˜āļ—āļĩāđˆāļˆāļ°āđƒāļŠāđ‰āļāļŽāļŦāļĄāļēāļĒāļŠāļ­āļ‡āļ•āļąāļ§āļ™āļĩāđ‰āđƒāļ™āļ„āļ”āļĩāđ„āļĄāđˆāļĄāļĩāļĄāļđāļĨāļ—āļĩāđˆāļŸāđ‰āļ­āļ‡āđ‚āļ”āļĒāļ˜āļĢāļĢāļĄāđ€āļāļĐāļ•āļĢāđāļĨāļ°āļšāļĢāļīāļĐāļąāļ—āđ€āļ­āļāļŠāļ™āļ­āļ·āđˆāļ™āļ•āđˆāļ­āļ™āļąāļāļ‚āđˆāļēāļ§āđāļĨāļ°āļ™āļąāļāļ›āļāļ›āđ‰āļ­āļ‡āļŠāļīāļ—āļ˜āļīāļĄāļ™āļļāļĐāļĒāļŠāļ™ āļˆāļ™āļ–āļķāļ‡āļ—āļļāļāļ§āļąāļ™āļ™āļĩāđ‰

āđƒāļ™āļ‚āļ“āļ°āļ—āļĩāđˆāļāļēāļĢāļšāļąāļ‡āļ„āļąāļšāđƒāļŠāđ‰āļĄāļēāļ•āļĢāļē 161/1 āđāļĨāļ° 165/2 āļ•āļēāļĄāļ›āļĢāļ°āļĄāļ§āļĨāļāļŽāļŦāļĄāļēāļĒāļ§āļīāļ˜āļĩāļžāļīāļˆāļēāļĢāļ“āļēāļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļ­āļēāļāļēāđ‚āļ”āļĒāļœāļđāđ‰āļžāļīāļžāļēāļāļĐāļēāđƒāļ™āļāļēāļĢāļĒāļļāļ•āļīāļ„āļ”āļĩāļ—āļĩāđˆāļĨāļ°āđ€āļĄāļīāļ”āļ•āđˆāļ­āļ™āļąāļāļ›āļāļ›āđ‰āļ­āļ‡āļŠāļīāļ—āļ˜āļīāļĄāļ™āļļāļĐāļĒāļŠāļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāđ€āļāļĩāđˆāļĒāļ§āļ‚āđ‰āļ­āļ‡āļāļąāļšāļ›āļĢāļ°āđ‚āļĒāļŠāļ™āđŒāļŠāļēāļ˜āļēāļĢāļ“āļ°āļˆāļ°āđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āļāđ‰āļēāļ§āļ—āļĩāđˆāļ™āđˆāļēāļŠāļ·āđˆāļ™āļŠāļĄ āļāļēāļĢāļ›āļāļīāļĢāļđāļ›āļ—āļĩāđˆāļĄāļĩāļœāļĨāļĄāļēāļāļāļ§āđˆāļēāļ™āļąāđ‰āļ™āļāđ‡āļĒāļąāļ‡āļˆāļģāđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āđ€āļŠāđˆāļ™āļāļąāļ™

āđ€āļĢāļēāđ€āļĢāļĩāļĒāļāļĢāđ‰āļ­āļ‡āđƒāļŦāđ‰āļĢāļąāļāļšāļēāļĨāđ„āļ—āļĒāļĒāļāđ€āļĨāļīāļāđ‚āļ—āļĐāļ—āļēāļ‡āļ­āļēāļāļēāļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļāļēāļĢāļŦāļĄāļīāđˆāļ™āļ›āļĢāļ°āļĄāļēāļ— āđ‚āļ”āļĒāļāļēāļĢāļĒāļāđ€āļĨāļīāļāļŦāļĢāļ·āļ­āđāļāđ‰āđ„āļ‚āļĄāļēāļ•āļĢāļē 326-333 āđƒāļ™āļ›āļĢāļ°āļĄāļ§āļĨāļāļŽāļŦāļĄāļēāļĒāļ­āļēāļāļē āđāļĨāļ°āļĄāļēāļ•āļĢāļē 14 āļžāļĢāļ°āļĢāļēāļŠāļšāļąāļāļāļąāļ•āļīāļ§āđˆāļēāļ”āđ‰āļ§āļĒāļāļēāļĢāļāļĢāļ°āļ—āļģāļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļœāļīāļ”āđ€āļāļĩāđˆāļĒāļ§āļāļąāļšāļ„āļ­āļĄāļžāļīāļ§āđ€āļ•āļ­āļĢāđŒÂ āđƒāļ™āļĢāļ°āļ”āļąāļšāļŠāļēāļāļĨāļ™āļąāđ‰āļ™ āļ‰āļąāļ™āļ—āļēāļĄāļ•āļīāļ§āđˆāļēāļ”āđ‰āļ§āļĒāļāļēāļĢāļĒāļāđ€āļĨāļīāļāđ‚āļ—āļĐāļ—āļēāļ‡āļ­āļēāļāļēāļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļāļēāļĢāļŦāļĄāļīāđˆāļ™āļ›āļĢāļ°āļĄāļēāļ—āļ™āļąāđ‰āļ™āđ€āļžāļīāđˆāļĄāļŠāļđāļ‡āļ‚āļķāđ‰āļ™ āđ€āļŠāđˆāļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāļĄāļĩāļāļēāļĢāļĢāļąāļšāļĢāļ­āļ‡āđ„āļ§āđ‰āđƒāļ™āļ‚āđ‰āļ­āļ§āļīāļ™āļīāļˆāļ‰āļąāļĒāļ—āļąāđˆāļ§āđ„āļ› (General Comment) āļ—āļĩāđˆ 34 āļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļ„āļ“āļ°āļāļĢāļĢāļĄāļēāļ˜āļīāļāļēāļĢāļŠāļīāļ—āļ˜āļīāļĄāļ™āļļāļĐāļĒāļŠāļ™āđāļŦāđˆāļ‡āļŠāļŦāļ›āļĢāļ°āļŠāļēāļŠāļēāļ•āļī āļ‹āļķāđˆāļ‡āđ€āļ™āđ‰āļ™āļ§āđˆāļēāļāļēāļĢāļˆāļģāļ„āļļāļāđ„āļĄāđˆāđƒāļŠāđˆāļāļēāļĢāļĨāļ‡āđ‚āļ—āļĐāļ—āļĩāđˆāđ€āļŦāļĄāļēāļ°āļŠāļĄāļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļāļēāļĢāļŦāļĄāļīāđˆāļ™āļ›āļĢāļ°āļĄāļēāļ—

āđ€āļĢāļēāļĒāļąāļ‡āđ€āļĢāļĩāļĒāļāļĢāđ‰āļ­āļ‡āđƒāļŦāđ‰āļĢāļąāļāļšāļēāļĨāđ„āļ—āļĒāļ›āļāļīāļšāļąāļ•āļīāļ•āļēāļĄāļĄāļēāļ•āļĢāļāļēāļĢāđƒāļ™āļāļēāļĢāļŦāļĒāļļāļ”āļāļĢāļ°āļšāļ§āļ™āļāļēāļĢāļ—āļēāļ‡āļ­āļēāļāļēāļ—āļĩāđˆāļāļēāļĢāļŸāđ‰āļ­āļ‡āļ„āļ”āļĩāļ—āļĩāđˆāđ„āļĄāđˆāļĄāļĩāļ™āđ‰āļģāļŦāļ™āļąāļāļ•āđˆāļ­āļ™āļąāļāļ‚āđˆāļēāļ§ āļ™āļąāļāļ›āļāļ›āđ‰āļ­āļ‡āļŠāļīāļ—āļ˜āļīāļĄāļ™āļļāļĐāļĒāļŠāļ™ āđāļĨāļ°āļœāļđāđ‰āđāļˆāđ‰āļ‡āđ€āļšāļēāļ°āđāļŠāđ‚āļ”āļĒāļ—āļąāļ™āļ—āļĩ

āļĢāļēāļĒāļŠāļ·āđˆāļ­:

  1. Amnesty International
  2. ARTICLE 19
  3. ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR)
  4. The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA)
  5. āļĻāļđāļ™āļĒāđŒāļ‚āđ‰āļ­āļĄāļđāļĨāļŠāļļāļĄāļŠāļ™ Community Resource Center (CRC)
  6. Civil Rights Defenders
  7. Fortify Rights
  8. āļŠāļĄāļēāļ„āļĄāļ™āļąāļāļāļŽāļŦāļĄāļēāļĒāļŠāļīāļ—āļ˜āļīāļĄāļ™āļļāļĐāļĒāļŠāļ™ Human Rights Lawyers Association
  9. Human Rights Watch
  10. International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH)
  11. āļĻāļđāļ™āļĒāđŒāļ—āļ™āļēāļĒāļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāđ€āļžāļ·āđˆāļ­āļŠāļīāļ—āļ˜āļīāļĄāļ™āļļāļĐāļĒāļŠāļ™ Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR)
  12. World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT)

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