freedom of expression
12 Oct 2011
Making Internet intermediaries liable for lese-majeste postings is like making restaurant owners liable for what diners say at the dining table, Internet expert Danny O'Brien said yesterday in written testimony to the Thai court trying webmaster Chiranuch Premchaiporn.
12 Oct 2011
Last week in Geneva, Switzerland, Thailand’s freedom of expression record came under particular scrutiny during the Universal Periodic Review at the United Nations Human Rights Council.
4 Oct 2011
Geneva, 03.10.2011: Thailand’s human rights record will be reviewed for the first time on 05 October 2011, at the twelfth session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group. ARTICLE 19 urges Thailand to repeal the lèse-majesté law - which is increasingly being used to silence critical voices - and for the Computer Crimes Act to be amended to respect the right to freedom of expression.
22 Sep 2011
“Prachatai exists to promote human rights”
The judge presiding over the trial of Chiranuch Premchaiporn, webmaster of Thailand’s independent online news portal, Prachatai, arrived late to court today [21 Sept]. This gave regular observers, local and international activists, NGOs, media representatives and diplomatic staff great pause for concern.
22 Sep 2011
Thai webmaster Chiranuch Premchaiporn, facing criminal charges as an intermediary under the Computer Crime Act (CCA), on Wednesday told a court that she had implemented various precautionary measures in trying to prevent unlawful content on her Prachatai web boards.
22 Sep 2011
Freedom House condemns the trial of online media editor and human rights defender Prachatai executive director, Chiranuch (Jiew) Premchaiporn, who is accused of allowing comments deemed critical of the monarchy to be posted on the online forum that she moderates. Freedom House urges the Thai government to drop all charges against her and to immediately amend the country’s 2007 Computer Crimes Act (CCA), so that it conforms to international human rights standards.
14 Sep 2011
Asian Transnational Corporation (ATNC) Monitoring Network respectfully urges you to make effective protection and promotion of human rights a top priority in your administration. We strongly second the statement dated August 31, 2011, of the 112 scholars who called for action on Article 112 and the 2007 Computer Crimes Act. As the signatories of that statement have noted, domestic and international concern is mounting regarding the inexcusable and high number of cases of political prisoners being kept detained and imprisoned without charge.
10 Sep 2011
The final prosecution witness, senior police lèse majesté investigator, Lt.-General Boonlert Kullayanimit of the Royal Thai Police Crime Suppression Division, proceeded to elaborate the police chain of evidence against Chiranuch Premchaiporn, webmaster of independent online news source, Prachatai. The last witness made some remarkable disclosures in his testimony.
30 Aug 2011
Thai court will resume the witness hearings against Ms. Chiranuch Premchaiporn, charged with lèse majesté under the Computer Crimes Act. Chiranuch (Jiew) is a media rights advocate and Executive Director of Prachatai, an independent, online news agency.
30 Aug 2011
Between 30 July and 16 August 2011, eight human rights defenders were arrested by police officers and officials of the Ministry of Public Security, and are currently being held incommunicado at an unknown location. Since their arrests, their fate and whereabouts are unknown. They are affiliated with the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (Dong Chua Cuu) and are actively involved in the promotion and protection of economic, social and cultural rights in Vietnam.
3 Aug 2011
In a letter received by human rights defender Mr Huynh Van Dong on 22 July 2011, the Daklak Bar Association accuses him of violating the Vietnamese Lawyers' Code of Conduct because he provided legal representation to clients persecuted for being critical of the government. Huynh Van Dong is a human rights lawyer and a member of the Daklak Bar Association. He has been a practicing lawyer since 2003 and works primarily on cases concerning the protection of land rights and the right to freedom of expression.
25 Jul 2011
The right to freedom of speech and political opinions shall not be abrogated and misconstrued as a violation of lèse majesté
We, a coalition of three hundred and fifty-nine Thai writers, whose names are signed herein, declare that our right to freedom of speech within the Thai democratic constitution is being undermined, breached and endangered when it is construed to be a violation of Article 112 of the Criminal Code. We believe this to be an unjust and wrongful act of aggression fabricated by various parties to suppress and deny us our right to express political viewpoints by threatening to press charges, prosecute, imprison, and inflict physical harm simply to serve their self-interest and enhance their political power.
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