<div> <div>The Thai junta has ordered the Amnesty International Thailand to stop its activities in Bangkok and Chiang Mai calling for peace in the Gaza Strip, citing martial law.&nbsp;</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>In a letter to AI members, issued Friday, AI Thailand said military officers in northern Chiang Mai Province called them and “asked” AI to call off the planned gathering and seminar at a bookstore in the province on 17 August on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and human rights. </div></div>

<div> <div>29 July 2014&nbsp;</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><strong>Thailand: Amnesty International’s meeting with the National Council for Peace and Order&nbsp;</strong></div> </div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>Amnesty International visited Thailand between 9 and 18 July to undertake research on the human rights situation following the declaration of martial law on 20 May 2014.&nbsp;</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>As part of its research, the human rights organization met with representatives of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) – the milit </div>