2 communications found

Date, Country, Type and ref. no. of communication	Mandates	Summary	Replies received
10 Jun 2011 Thailand JUA THA 5/2011	freedom of opinion and expression human rights defenders	Alleged human rights violations in relation to the lèse majesté law. According to the information received, Mr. Somsak Jeamteerasakul, an Associate Professor at Thammasat University in Bangkok has written several articles regarding the monarchy and has spoken publicly about the issue. On 24 April, Mr. Jeamteerasakul released a statement about the threats he had received during the previous two months, primarily from the Royal Thai Army. During the week of 25 April, two men on separate motorbikes were allegedly seen by a security guard surveying the area near Mr. Jeamteerasakul’s house. On 27 April, an arrest warrant for Mr. Jeamteerasakul was reportedly submitted to the court by the police based on a complaint submitted by the Army’s legal division of the police, but was rejected. On 2 May a programme was broadcast on Channel 9, a television station owned by the Army, which showed a photo of Mr. Jeamteerasakul and allegedly accused him of wanting to overthrow the monarchy. Mr. Jeamteerasakul had since then been receiving anonymous phone calls warning him to be careful. Mr. Thanthawut Taweewarodomkul, administrator of a website which supports the “United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship” (UDD), had posted two messages online before the clashes took place in April and May 2010 between anti-Government protesters and the military. The first message stated that if the “red shirt” protesters die in clashes with the military, the King should be held responsible, while the second alluded to the King as the “father” who should intervene if “sons and daughters are fighting” before anyone is killed. On 1 April 2010, Mr. Taweewarodomkul was allegedly charged by the Technological Crimes Suppression Division for violating the lèse majesté law and arrested by the police. On 15 March 2011, Mr. Taweewarodomkul was allegedly sentenced by Bangkok Criminal Court to 13 years of imprisonment under article 112 of the Thai Penal Code (lèse majesté law) and the Computer Crimes Act. Mr. Somyot Pruksakasemsuk, Executive Director of Red Power magazine, former editor of the Voice of Taksin magazine, and a core leader of the UDD, was arrested on 30 April 2011, for allegedly “attempting to topple the high institution”, as he was trying to cross from Thailand to Cambodia for work related reasons as an employee of a tour guide company. On 3 May, Mr. Pruksakasemsuk was reportedly placed in pre-trial custody by a Bangkok criminal court on a charge of lèse majesté. A request for bail had reportedly been rejected. On 5 November 2010, the Royal Thai Air Force reportedly filed a complaint against Mr. Chanin Klaiklueng, senior air force officer, for posting messages deemed offensive to the monarchy on his Facebook page. On 17 November 2010, Mr. Klaiklueng reported himself to the Metropolitan Police Bureau to face the charges. He was released on bail on the same day. On 8 February 2011, the Military Court accepted the case, and Mr. Klaiklueng was reportedly indicted by the Judge Advocate-General on 24 counts under Section 112 of the Criminal Code (lèse majesté) and Section 14 of the Computer Crimes Act. The latter reportedly bans circulation of material deemed detrimental to national security or to cause panic, which includes lèse majesté material as specified in the penal code. Alleged victims: 4 More details...	24 Jun 2011
16 Feb 2011 Thailand JUA THA 5/2011	human rights defenders disappearances	Alleged threats against human rights activist in relation to the enforced disappearance of her husband. According to the information received, between 18 and 20 January 2011, Ms. Angkhana Neelaphaijit received a number of threatening phone calls from unknown persons. Ms. Neelaphaijit is the President of the Justice and Peace Foundation and wife of human rights lawyer Mr. Somchai Neelaphaijit, who disappeared on 11 March 2004. The phone calls reportedly coincided with ongoing legal proceedings concerning the case of Mr. Neelaphaijit. Ms. Neelaphaijit was the subject of earlier communications (see E/CN.4/2006/95/Add.1, para 500; A/HRC/4/37/Add.1, para 641; A/HRC/7/28/Add.1, para 1837; A/HRC/10/12/Add.1, paras 2493 and 2497). Alleged victims: 2 More details...