Govt responds to UN fears over lese majeste law
published : 20 Dec 2020 at 06:00 Foreign Ministry spokesman Tanee Sangrat
The Foreign Ministry on Saturday responded to a spokesman for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva on Friday who expressed concerns over Thailand s detention of pro-democracy activists, including a minor, under the lese majeste law.
Ministry spokesman Tanee Sangrat said Thailand s lese majeste law is not aimed at curbing people s rights to the freedom of expression nor the exercise of academic freedom or debate about the monarchy as an institution.
This type of law exists in many countries to protect the dignity of royal families in a similar way a libel law does for any Thai citizen.
Govt responds to UN fears over lese majeste law
published : 20 Dec 2020 at 06:00 Foreign Ministry spokesman Tanee Sangrat
The Foreign Ministry on Saturday responded to a spokesman for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva on Friday who expressed concerns over Thailand s detention of pro-democracy activists, including a minor, under the lese majeste law.
Ministry spokesman Tanee Sangrat said Thailand s lese majeste law is not aimed at curbing people s rights to the freedom of expression nor the exercise of academic freedom or debate about the monarchy as an institution.
This type of law exists in many countries to protect the dignity of royal families in a similar way a libel law does for any Thai citizen.
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UN deeply troubled by lese majeste charges
Rights body alarmed that activists charged include a 16-year-old
published : 18 Dec 2020 at 19:17
The UN human rights body expressed alarm on Friday over Thailand’s detentions of democracy activists, including a minor aged 16 years, under the lese majeste law.
“We are deeply troubled by the move by Thai authorities to charge at least 35 protesters in recent weeks, including a 16-year old student protester, under Article 112 the lese majeste provision of Thailand’s criminal code,” the United Nations Human Rights Committee said in a statement.
The activists are facing charges for headlining recent demonstrations demanding reforms to the monarchy and more scrutiny of the royal family’s financial arrangements.
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by SaharaReporters, New York
Dec 18, 2020
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