On the sixth anniversary of the enforced disappearance of Thai pro-democracy activist Wanchalearm Satsaksit, the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR), and the Cross Cultural Foundation (CrCF) call on the Cambodian and Thai authorities to establish his fate and whereabouts, ensure thorough and effective investigations, and deliver justice to him and his family.

UN experts* today (12 March) deplored the continued failure to clarify the fate and whereabouts of Thai human rights lawyer Somchai Neelapaijit 22 years after his enforced disappearance.

The Phnom Penh Municipal Court has closed investigation into the disappearance of Thai activist in exile Wanchalerm Satsaksit, who went missing in June 2020 while living in Cambodia.

The Cross-Cultural Foundation has filed a complaint against Thai government officials under the Anti-Torture and Enforced Disappearance Act, after it learned that the Thai authorities had already extradited Montagnard human rights defender Y Quynh Bdap back to Vietnam.

The Cross-Cultural Foundation (CrCF), human rights advocates, and a refugee network are seeking an investigation into the alleged disappearance and forced repatriation of Dương Văn Thái, a Vietnamese refugee living in Thailand.

21 years after the disappearance of human rights lawyer Somchai Neelapaijit, the Asia Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) calls on the Thai government to reopen its investigation to prove its compliance with domestic and international laws.

The Samut Prakan Provincial Court has refused a request filed by the mother of missing activist-in-exile Siam Theerawut to have him declared a missing person on the grounds that he has an outstanding arrest warrant and is likely to still be in hiding.

The Cross-Cultural Foundation (CrCF) has postponed the launch of a book on the disappearance of Thai activist in exile Wanchalearm Satsaksit after the executive board of a partner organisation expressed concern about publicly discussing Wanchalearm and managers of the launch venue banned content on the grounds that the venue has to remain ‘politically neutral.’

Sitanun Satsaksit, sister of missing activist in exile Wanchalearm Satsaksit, filed a petition with government representatives on 4 June calling for an investigation into the disappearances of 9 Thai activists in exile and a remedy for their families.

Following Thailand's ratification of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, which will become effective in the country on 13 June, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) calls on Thailand to remove the reservation preventing a referral to the International Court of Justice in case of a dispute with another state party. It also calls on Thailand to allow the UN Committee on Enforced Disappearance to receive both individual complaints and those from other states alleging cases of enforced disappearance.

Members of the Bang Kloi community and civil society organizations gathered on 17 April to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the disappearance of indigenous rights activist Porlajee Rakchongcharoen, while the community continues to face land right issues.