human rights
- South Thailand News
VIDEO: Desperate Rohingyas dying on boat off South Thailand
A video is circling on social media of a group…
- Phuket News
Phuket officials once again report finding no human trafficking on fishing boats
Phuket officials reported once again they found no evidence of…
- World News
Burmese junta to release former UK ambassador, Australian economist, and Japanese journalist
The Burmese junta is set to release a former UK ambassador,…
- World News
Amnesty International calls on Thailand to help stop Myanmar violence
Amnesty International yesterday called on Thailand to help stop the…
- World News
Vietnam elected to UN Human Rights Council despite poor track record
Despite human rights groups calling for Vietnam to be excluded…
- World News
SE Asia’s traffickers targeting the young and tech savvy
Southeast Asia’s traffickers are targeting young and tech-savvy people to…
- World News
Hong Kong speech therapists jailed over children’s books
Five speech therapists in Hong Kong have been accused of…
- World News
Burmese junta sentences former UK ambassador to 1 year in prison
After the Burmese junta arrested a former UK ambassador to…
- Phuket News
Seminar on business and human rights held in Phuket
Thai officials held a seminar in Phuket on Monday about…
- Thailand Protest News
Amnesty International urges Thailand to free activists and return bail rights
Amnesty International is urging Thailand to free all political prisoners,…
- Thailand News
New app to help migrant women in Thailand facing abuse
UN Women and Thai non-government organisations (NGOs) have collaborated to…
- World News
Bar employees in Indonesia accused of blasphemy over new drink scheme
Indonesia’s religious blasphemy law is growing “more dangerous” according to…
- Politics News
UPDATE: Thai political activists left to rot in jail
UPDATE Tantawan “Tawan” Tuatulanon was granted bail by a Thai court…
- World News
Former soldier says he sleeps better at night since throwing shoe at Cambodian PM
A former Cambodian soldier threw a shoe at Cambodia’s Prime…
- Crime News
Thailand police arrest 7 for alleged forced fishing labour
This morning, police arrested 7 people in 3 provinces across…
- World News
VIDEO: Thai soldiers destroy footbridge used by Burmese refugees fleeing unrest
In a video posted online on Tuesday, Thai soldiers can…
- Thailand video news
Thailand News Update | Pattaya officials discuss re-opening bars and night life
Pattaya officials and stakeholders have been meeting to discuss the…
- Phuket News
Official promises to give Phuket’s sea gypsies housing
As part of a larger effort to provide housing for…
- World News
HRW urges Japan’s PM to raise human rights issues on Thailand trip
For the first time in 9 years, Japan’s Prime Minister…
- World News
Surging violence at Al Aqsa mosque, Israel and Palestine
A new round of violence has broken out between Palestinians…
- World News
Pope Francis says Ukraine visit is “on the table”
Pope Francis was recently invited to Ukraine by the country’s…
- Thailand News
Hill tribes in Chiang Mai resist construction of coal mine
Villagers from Omkoi, a district 150 kilometres south west of…
- World News
On anniversary of bloodshed, Myanmar army chief vows to “annihilate” opponents
Days after human rights groups published an extensive report accusing…
- Crime News
Punishment for ‘Joe Ferrari’ seven police will be decided June 8
Thailand’s Central Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases will…
- Phuket News
Phuket man posts photos of teen girls in underwear on Facebook
A man in Phuket posted photos of teenage girls in…
- World News
UN High Commissioner accuses Myanmar’s army of war crimes, including burning alive
In a new report, the UN High Commissioner for Human…
- Bangkok News
Four Afghan women win scholarships to Bangkok university
Despite living under the Taliban’s grip, four Afghan women have…
- World News
Russian soldiers kidnap Ukrainian mayor, president compares to Islamic State
10 Russian soldiers kidnapped mayor Ivan Fedorov of the Ukrainian…
- Thailand News
Bangkok criminal court won’t let activist study on scholarship in Germany
A student activist facing lèse majesté charges won’t be allowed…
- Thailand News
Woman arrested on charges of trafficking to UAE, one of six suspects
Police in Chachoengsao, a province east of Bangkok, arrested a…
