You know nothing about Thailand HRW!!! : Rights groups urge UN states to rap Prayut !!!

 

 

International human rights agencies have urged member
countries of the United Nations to pressure military-ruled
Thailand to end repression of human rights and restore
 democratic civilian rule.

 

The calls came as Prime Minister and junta chief Prayut

 Chan-o-cha is due to speak at the UN General Assembly

 in New York next week. New York-based Human Rights

 Watch (HRW) said the General Assembly presented an

 important opportunity for governments and UN officials

 to urge Gen Prayut to "act immediately" on a broad range

 of human rights concerns, including the military's sweeping

 and unchecked powers.

 

"Thailand's junta leader should get the welcome he deserves

 at the UN, which is an earful about the junta's abysmal human

 rights record," HRW Asia director Brad Adams said.

"The leaders attending the General Assembly should use their

 meetings with Gen Prayut to urge an end to the junta's wave

 of repression and restore democratic civilian rule.

" According to the rights watchdog, more than 200 websites

about  the political and human rights situation in Thailand have

 been blocked for having content the junta considers

threatening to national security. Since the May 2014 coup,

 the junta has summoned at least 751 people to report to the

military authority; most were politicians, activists and

 journalists accused by the junta of criticising or opposing

 military rule.

Meanwhile, the International Federation for Human Rights

 (FIDH) has called on UN member states to use the next

 Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Thailand next year

to demand key human rights commitments from the ruling

 generals. "UN member states must continue to demand

 Thailand bring its repressive laws into compliance with its

 international obligations with regard to the rights to freedom

 of opinion, expression, and peaceful assembly," said FIDH

 president Karim Lahidji.

Thailand's second review is scheduled to be held in April, 2016

 in Geneva, Switzerland.

The Paris-based FIDH, along with Thai member organisation

 Union for Civil Liberty (UCL) and its partner organisation

 Internet Law Reform Dialogue (iLaw), said the situation

 concerning the right to freedom of opinion and expression,

 and the right to peaceful assembly has worsened since

Thailand's first UPR in 2011 and needs to be addressed.

 "Thailand has continued to restrict those rights through the

 use of legislation and proclamations that are inconsistent

with the country's obligations under international law, notably

 the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and

 the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and

 Cultural Rights," said FIDH, which has 178 member

organizations from nearly 120 countries.

 Both HRW and FIDH said they are concerned by the growing

 number of lese-majeste arrests and prosecutions under

 Section 112 of the Criminal Code.

Since the coup, 53 lese majeste cases have been brought

 against suspects -- 40 of whom allegedly posted or shared

 comments online, according to HRW.

News,Politics,Bangkok Post, 24 September 2015.

 

As I am Thai people I stiil have my right to do and live

happy life in Thailand and I would love this government

to rule and reform our country before the new election.

 

In my believe the new election is not worth to have

if Thailand still does not reform all the points with

 make the country into the trap of controversial.

 

For the case of lese majestic and close the website

I agree with the government to do that and I believe

this government do their best for our country.

 

Sincerely Yours.