The following opinion piece, which I authored, appeared in today’s Sydney Morning Herald.
Rights abuse? You wouldn’t read about it
Harry Nicolaides was herded, shackled, into a Bangkok holding cell on Monday. He was sentenced to three years in prison for the contents of a single paragraph. The Melbourne author’s crime was to write a short passage [...]
Abhisit’s human rights challenge
January 24th, 2009 by Andrew Walker · 17 Comments
Tags: Abhisit · Burma · Coup · Nicolaides · PAD · Royal family · Southern Thailand · Thailand · Thaksin · Trans-Border Issues · lese majeste
Refugee abuse commander’s human rights record
January 24th, 2009 by Andrew Walker · Add a Comment
There has been considerable international publicity about the role of Colonel Manas (or Manat) Kongpan in the action against the Rohingya refugees. Readers interested in his record may find the following extract from the Asian Human Rights Commission informative:
The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is pleased to inform you that a court in Thailand has [...]
Tags: Burma · Thailand · Trans-Border Issues