<p>The House Committee on Labour and individual MPs have received petitions from university students about potential discrimination regarding internship opportunities and police and military surveillance due to their participation in the pro-democracy movement.</p>

<p>Yesterday (3 November 2020), representatives of five Thai human rights organisations went to submit a letter to the police commander on the violation of law and human rights during the legal action taken against pro-democracy protesters.&nbsp;</p>

<p>210&nbsp;<a href="https://apwld.org/sign-on-statement-in-solidarity-with-thai-democracy-protesters/">civil society organisations and individuals</a>&nbsp;from across the globe have come in support of the Thai democracy movement and expressed solidarity with the peaceful Thai protesters in their demands for participatory democracy and fundamental human rights in the country. Many of the protests that gathered tens of thousands of people across Thailand have been led by young women leaders and women human rights defenders.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Anon Nampa, Ekkachai Hongkangwan, Somyot Pruksakasemsuk, and Suranat Paenprasoet, who have been imprisoned for the past 20 days on charges relating to recent pro-democracy protests, have been released after a court denied a police request for their continued temporary detention.</p>

<p>Panusaya Sithijirawattanakul, Parit Chiwarak, and Panupong Jadnok faced a long night after the court denied a police request to extend their temporary detention in Bangkok Remand Prison. Re-arrest was waiting for them outside amidst allegations of illegal arrest by the police, where violence was involved.</p>

<p>PEN International issued a <a href="https://pen-international.org/news/thailand-government-crackdown-and-drop-all-charges-against-peaceful-demonstrators?fbclid=IwAR2iEhm0AUvb6j8cBmDnObm-mtsu57j0zMF8u1TSFd-dpYDhXXPx71J5Hg0">statement</a> on Thursday (29 October) raising concern over the ongoing crackdown against dissenting voices and called for the Thai authorities to drop all charges against peaceful demonstrators.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Students&nbsp;attending the <a href="https://prachatai.com/english/node/8825">rally on 2 October 2020</a> at the Ministry of Education share experiences of the backlash they receive from their parents for going to protests and their opinions on the current student movement.</p>

<p>During his imprisonment in the Thanyaburi Prison, student activist Nutchanon Pairoj wrote a letter inviting others to join the fight.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Following his arrest and detention at the Chiang Mai Remand Prison, human rights lawyer and protest leader Anon Nampa wrote a letter calling for others to continue their fight.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) published a legal briefing on 27 October in response to the implementation of the Emergency Decree in response to the pro-democracy protests, calling for all official use of power during the severe state of emergency to be subjected to a review in court and&nbsp;ensure the affected persons&rsquo; right to access to an effective remedy</p>

<p>With the early morning declaration of a state of emergency on October 15 and the crackdown on the pro-democracy group on October 16 in the name of national security, Thailand is undergoing a rough path of democratic transitioning.</p>

<p>Thousands joined a march to the German Embassy in Bangkok on Monday&nbsp;(26 October) to submit a petition calling for the German authorities to investigate King Vajiralongkorn&rsquo;s use of power during his time in Germany.</p>