<p>Comments offered by law scholars Nitirat (the Enlightened Jurists) on the&nbsp;Draft Amnesty for Those Who Committed Offences as a Result of the Political Protests and Political Expression of the People B.E…..</p> <p></p>

<div>Nitirat, a group of law scholars from Thammasat University, warned on Thursday that the passing of the blanket amnesty bill would contradict the constitution and could results in lawsuits at the Constitutional Court against Members of Parliament.&nbsp;</div> <p></p>

<p itemprop="description">Different groups have different reasons for opposing the blanket amnesty bill, which many Pheu Thai MPs are going full-steam ahead with.</p> <p></p>

<div>Oct 24, 2013 – Families and relatives of those killed during the 2010 political violence rallied from the Democracy Monument to the Parliament House on Thursday to oppose the government’s attempt to pass a bill which grants a blanket amnesty for all sides.&nbsp;</div> <p></p>

<div>Last Friday, the House Committee on the proposed Amnesty bill decided to grant amnesty for all political offenders in the last 7 years (2006 – 2013). The news shocked many political observers: Red Shirts, Yellow Shirts, and non-partisans in the present political conflict. The decision clearly contrasted what the government of Pheu Thai party has kept telling society since it pushed this bill to &nbsp;parliament.</div> <p></p>

<p>HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL</p> <p><a href="http://www.alrc.net/doc/mainfile.php/hrc24">Twenty-fourth session</a>, Agenda Item 3, General Debate</p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.alrc.net/doc/mainfile.php/hrc24/765">A written statement</a> submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organisation with general consultative status</strong></p> <p></p>