The Thailand annual prison report 2026, produced by the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) in cooperation with the Union for Civil Liberty (UCL) and Freedom Bridge, found that prison conditions remained poor and well below international standards in 2025.

Thailand’s prison system came under renewed international scrutiny amid the Thai authorities’ slow and insufficient efforts to adopt and implement alternative measures to incarceration in 2024, FIDH and the Union for Civil Liberty (UCL) said in their annual prison report.

<p>Prison conditions in Thailand remained well below international standards in 2022, FIDH and the Union for Civil Liberty (UCL) said in their annual prison report released today (9 March).&nbsp;</p>

<p>A protester currently detained on charges relating to recent protests at the Din Daeng Intersection attempted suicide over the weekend by overdosing on paracetamol while in detention at the Bangkok Remand Prison.</p>

<p>A family member of detained activist Thatchapong or Chatchai Kaedam, who recently tested positive for Covid-19, said that his condition has not improved, and his family and lawyer were not able to speak to his doctor or obtain information on his condition.</p>

<p>Human Rights Watch calls on the Thai authorities to ensure access to adequate protective measures and healthcare in detention facilities, as detainees are now at grave risk from Covid-19 outbreaks.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Amnesty International Thailand issued an open letter yesterday (11 May)&nbsp;to the Ministry of Justice and the President of the Supreme Court of Justice calling for urgent measures minimizing the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic in prisons across the country, as well as for unnecessary custody at all levels to be kept at a minimum.</p>