Human rights organizations have demanded an independent investigation after a Lao activist was shot and killed in a Vientiane coffee shop on Saturday (29 April).

<p>The Thai and Cambodian authorities have failed to investigate the disappearance of Thai activist in exile Wanchalearm Satsaksit, who was abducted from his residence in Phnom Penh on 4 June 2020, says Human Rights Watch.&nbsp;</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>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.hrw.org/thailand">Thai</a>&nbsp;authorities should immediately investigate the killing of Somsak Onchuenjit, a lawyer and land rights activist, in Trang province in southern Thailand, Human Rights Watch said on Saturday (8 May).&nbsp;</p>

<p><a href="https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2021/country-chapters/thailand">Thailand&rsquo;s&nbsp;</a>government in 2020 escalated its repression of basic rights in the face of a growing, youth-led democracy movement demanding political and constitutional reforms, <a href="https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/01/13/thailand-rights-crisis-rapidly-worsens?fbclid=IwAR0r2vNVrc82Edi59BvBR96JO2LEOMd1KKSVvqHEkQsc5F7QuGQj9-OM1_8">Human Rights Watch</a> said on Wednesday (13 January) in its&nbsp;<a href="https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2021">World Report 2021</a>.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.hrw.org/thailand" target="_blank">Thai</a>&nbsp;police unnecessarily used water cannons and teargas against peaceful democracy demonstrators outside the parliament in Bangkok on November 17, 2020, in violation of international human rights standards, <a href="https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/11/19/thailand-police-violence-against-democracy-demonstrators">Human Rights Watch</a> said yesterday (19 November).</p>

<p>Following the report of a court order to <a href="https://prachatai.com/english/node/8859">suspend</a>&nbsp;Voice TV&#39;s online platforms, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have issued statements on the government&#39;s attempt to shut down media outlets.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The&nbsp;Thai&nbsp;government&rsquo;s declaration of a state of emergency in Bangkok is a pretext for a crackdown on peaceful demonstrations, <a href="https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/10/15/thailand-emergency-decree-pretext-crackdown">Human Rights Watch</a> said yesterday (15 October).</p>

<p>The&nbsp;<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://edit.hrw.org/asia/myanmar-burma&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1599125955550000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGbT1Kpp_30zhnvOCHOtpNTq8IFog" href="https://edit.hrw.org/asia/myanmar-burma" target="_blank">Myanmar</a>&nbsp;authorities should immediately drop the charge against the free-speech activist and poet Maung Saungkha, seven international human rights organizations said today (2 September).</p>

<p>Thai&nbsp;authorities should immediately drop all charges and unconditionally release prominent pro-democracy activists arbitrarily detained for their role in peaceful protests, Human Rights Watch said on 20 August.</p>