<p><strong>A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission: </strong>On 30 May 2007 Thailand&#39;s senior judges participated in a farce that was not of their making but has, thanks to their acquiescence to the country&#39;s military regime, been made to appear one of their doing. By sanctioning a decision that was made well before 19 September 2006, they have caused immense damage to already diminished judicial institutions, with far-reaching consequences.</p>

<p>Thailand&rsquo;s military-backed government is undermining free political debate and delaying the return to democracy by barring access to many political websites, Human Rights Watch said today.</p>