<p>In a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/FCCThailand/photos/a.266558006762490/2888058027945795/?type=3&amp;theater">statement</a> and open letter addressed to the Prime Minister released yesterday (6 April), the Foreign Correspondents&rsquo; Club of Thailand (FCCT) calls for the exemption of journalists from the <a href="https://prachatai.com/english/node/8443">nationwide curfew</a> implemented last week, which prohibited people from leaving their residences between 22.00 - 4.00.</p>

<p>In a <a href="https://www.tlhr2014.com/?p=16785&amp;lang=en">statement</a> released on Monday (30 March), Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR) says that while they find that it is necessary for the state to &ldquo;impose measures&rdquo; to control the spread of COVID-19, it finds that the Emergency Decree, in effect from 26 March to 30 April, &ldquo;contains provisions which significantly restrict people&rsquo;s rights and freedom,&rdquo; especially freedom of expression, press freedom, and freedom of movement, raising concerns about the necessity and proportionality of the measures issued under the decree.</p>

<p>The Network of People Who Own Mineral Resources issued a statement on Monday (30 March), raising concerns about the restriction to people&#39;s rights and freedom under the Emergency Decree, which limits freedom of assembly, reduce the people&#39;s participation, and close off complaint mechanism, resulting in the&nbsp;inability to exercise their rights according to the constitution and related bills to oppose the mineral projects.</p>

<p>The Thai government should ensure that the Emergency Decree on Public Administration in Emergency Situation (2005) to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic does not impose unwarranted restrictions on human rights, Amnesty International said today.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.article19.org/resources/thailand-emergency-measures-threaten-human-rights/">ARTICLE 19</a> and <a href="https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/03/25/thailand-covid-19-clampdown-free-speech">Human Rights Watch (HRW)</a> have issued statements following the announcement of <a href="https://prachatai.com/english/node/8429">emergency measures</a> by the Thai government yesterday (26 March), raising concern over how these measures may threaten freedom of expression and access to information.</p>

<p>As the Thai government moves to exercise its power under the Emergency Decree on Public Administration in Emergency Situation B.E. 2548 (2005) (&ldquo;<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.refworld.org/pdfid/482b005f2.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1585206537455000&amp;usg=AFQjCNG_VFIFEdZeOfqxa6NegLia1_qjcg" href="https://www.refworld.org/pdfid/482b005f2.pdf" target="_blank" title="https://www.refworld.org/pdfid/482b005f2.pdf Ctrl+Click or tap to follow the link">Emergency Decree</a>&rdquo;) to combat the COVID-19 outbreak, the ICJ would like to&nbsp;reiterate&nbsp;its&nbsp;<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.icj.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Thailand-emergency-decree-report-2011-eng.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1585206537455000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEEBuJOQN0Iu4KCZ5JZ-BDJL6sFBQ" href="https://www.icj.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Thailand-emergency-decree-report-2011-eng.pdf" target="_blank">recommendations made since 2005</a>&nbsp;regarding lawful and proportionate exercise of this power in a manner consistent with Thailand&#39;s obligations under international law.</p>

<p>On 1 and 2 August 2019, bomb attacks took place in at least seven spots including the Government Complex and several public places in Bangkok. On 2 August, two Malay Muslim men were taken into in custody in relation to the bombings, namely Mr. Look-ai Saengae, age 23, and Mr. Wildon Maha, age 29. They were apprehended in Chumphon province while they were on their way back to their hometown in Narathiwat province. Between 2 and 4 August 2019, their relatives and attorneys were not aware of their place of detention and were denied access to them.</p>

<div>Throughout Thai history, state officials, especially police and army officers, who perpetrated torture and enforced disappearances, have never been punished and have never admitted their crimes. This year a bill against the 2 crimes was completed which has been praised by experts. However, under the military junta regime, which itself is a threat to human rights, one must be very sceptical about the bill really being passed into law.&nbsp;</div> <p></p>

<p>&nbsp;</p> <p>(New York, October 25, 2014) – The Thai government has yet to bring to justice police and military personnel responsible for the deaths of scores of protesters in Tak Bai in southern&nbsp;<a href="http://www.hrw.org/asia/thailand" target="_blank">Thailand&nbsp;</a>in 2004, Human Rights Watch said today.</p>

<p>On 7 September, the Pattani Provincial Court rejected an appeal by Rohima Huseng, who alleged that security officers in Pattani tortured her brother, Hasan Huseng, during interrogation at a detention centre in a military camp in southern Pattani Province.</p>