Amnesty International Thailand has submitted 3,008 signatures and statements to the Myanmar Embassy in Bangkok in support of its “Write for Rights” campaign to demand the release of photojournalist Sai Zaw Thaike, who was sentenced to 20 years in prison with hard labour for reporting on the aftermath of Cyclone Mocha.

Amnesty International Thailand and activist Payu Boonsophon filed a petition with the Ministry of Justice today (18 November) demanding an investigation into a clash between crowd control police and protesters on 18 November 2022, which injured 33 people and left Payu blind in one eye, as well as for victims to be compensated.

Prachatai has been awarded 2 Human Rights Media awards by Amnesty International Thailand for a report on the five men accused of being "Men in Black" firing war weapons on Tanao Road during the 10 April 2010 crackdown on Red Shirt protests and a video feature on the death in detention of activist Netiporn Sanesangkhom. Meanwhile, ThisAble.Me received 2 awards for a report on the experience of disabled candidates in the Senate election and a photo series on access to disability aid and prosthesis in Si Saket.

Women and LGBTI activists in Thailand are being subjected to an online onslaught of abusive speech laced with misogynistic, homophobic and transphobic language, sexualized content and other forms of technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TfGBV), Amnesty International said in a new report released yesterday (16 May).

<p>The Thai office of Amnesty International over the past few months has increasingly turned to tackle more domestic human rights issues. An interview with the Country Director reveals that this decision has had a great impact, even threatening the organization&rsquo;s existence, and including death threats against Amnesty personnel.</p>

<p>Amnesty International Thailand submitted petitions to the Thai government, APEC host country calling for an end of the bloody crackdown in Myanmar.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Ministry of Interior has dismissed an appeal to nominate Netiwit Chotiphatphaisal to be Amnesty&#39;s Board Member. Amnesty will file a lawsuit, but the student activist fears that&nbsp;when he&nbsp;get the position back, his&nbsp;term will already be over.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<div> <div>Amnesty International Thailand organised the 2017 Media Awards on Thursday 25th January 2018 at the Sukosol Hotel, Bangkok. The four award categories covered print media, online media, and television.&nbsp;</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>Pornpen Khongkachonkiet, Chair of Amnesty International Thailand, explained that the event was organised out of respect for the role of the media in observing human rights principles and creating human rights awareness in our society. </div></div>

<div>The Thai authorities must immediately drop the criminal investigation against three of the country’s most prominent human rights activists, including the chair of Amnesty International Thailand, who could be charged tomorrow for documenting and publishing a report about torture by Thai security forces, the organization warned.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>Somchai Homla-or, Anchana Heemmina, and Porpen Khongkaconkiet, who was appointed Chair of the Amnesty International Thailand board last month, face the prospect of five years behind bars and a fine of US $4,800 if found guilty on charges o </div>

<p>A Thai police officer has accused a board member of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amnesty.or.th/">Amnesty International Thailand</a>&nbsp;(AI Thailand) of sedition for showing support for the 14 embattled anti-junta activists. &nbsp;</p> <p>Baramee Chairat, a recently re-elected member of the board of AI Thailand and a coordinator of the&nbsp;<a href="http://www.prachatai.org/english/category/assembly-of-the-poor">Assembly of the Poor (AOF)</a>, told Prachatai that on Monday, 6 July 2015, he received a summons from Samranrat Police Station in Bangkok.</p>

<p dir="ltr">The junta-sponsored Public Assembly Bill should be amended to conform to Thailand’s obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, said Amnesty International (AI) Thailand.</p>