In an open letter to Thailand’s 32nd Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, FIDH, UCL, iLaw, and TLHR highlight 10 key human rights priorities raised by United Nations (UN) human rights mechanism and call on Mr. Anutin and his administration to effectively address these unresolved issues without delay.

The Criminal Court has dismissed a petition requesting an inquiry to end inhumane treatment of human rights lawyer Anon Nampa regarding the use of leg shackles during his royal defamation trial, citing that the practice was lawful.

Thai historian Thongchai Winichakul joined with representatives from the Cross Cultural Foundation and Thai Lawyers for Human Rights to submit a petition to the Criminal Court requesting the removal of leg shackles from detained human rights lawyer Anon Nampa during his royal defamation trial. The petition argues that the shackles violate Anon’s human dignity.

The Supreme Court has denied bail for an activist charged with royal defamation for wearing a shirt with the message “I have lost faith in the monarchy,” and sentenced him to six years in prison.

Suchart Sawatsi, a well-known 79-year-old Thai writer, has been accused of sedition for sharing a video clip concerning the royal defamation law.

Two pro-democracy activists have been sentenced to prison for royal defamation over protest speeches they delivered in Chaiyaphum Province in 2021.

A graduate student has been sentenced to three years in prison, with a 2-year suspension, for royal defamation over distributing books containing protest speeches related to monarchy reform in 2021.

A 33-year-old protester has been sentenced to approximately 12 years without parole for 8 Facebook posts in 2022.

Following the dissolution of the Move Forward Party (MFP) for campaigning to amend the royal defamation law, Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR) condemned the ruling as undemocratic and raised concerns that the ruling could prevent the political system from adapting and responding to change in society.

A 53-year-old man has been sentenced to 2 years and 8 months in prison for royal defamation over his Facebook posts questioning the monarchy’s tax spending.

The Appeal Court for Specialised Cases has upheld the decision not to release a political activist from a juvenile detention centre on a royal defamation charge following his participation in a 2021 protest.

The Appeal Court has dismissed royal defamation and other charges against activist Noppasin Treelayapewat for allegedly spray-painting on an image of King Vajiralongkorn during the 2021 protest.