Five pro-democracy activists have been sentenced to prison for violation of the Emergency Decree over an incident that took place in 2023. They were later released on bail after being detained for one day pending the Appeal Court’s decision.

<div>Members of Thailand’s CSOs launches today the “Public Assembly Observation and Documentation for Human Rights” to monitor and document what happens at a public assembly using a human rights based approach. Its operation will debut on 19 May.</div> <div> </div> <div>Members of the Public Assembly Observation and Documentation for Human Rights are composed of volunteers interested and concerned with human rights. They will have received training, exchange of knowledge and skills on public assembly observation and documentation on par with international standards. </div>