rooster59 Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 Public ‘must fight for human rights victims’ By KASAMAKORN CHANWANPEN THE SUNDAY NATION Pawinee Chumsri MEMBERS OF the public and civil society should take a greater role in speaking out against torture and forced disappearance victims who are mainly human rights defenders, and calling for laws to protect them, a symposium at the Somchai Neelapaijit Award ceremony heard yesterday. “Human rights defenders also need defence,” said Poonsuk Poonsukcharoen, a lawyer at the Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR). “In being vocal about the crime, it enables rights defenders to work more safely in bringing the truth |to society,” Poonsuk said. “It is not just the responsibility of human rights lawyers or the victims, but everyone.” Full story: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/national/30308724 -- © Copyright The Nation 2017-03-12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatawonderfulday Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 (edited) ,The problem with speaking out about this worrying issue in Thailand is that they are more likely to become a "magicians assistant" , as, based on history and what has happened to other vocal objectors, they will disappear !!, Edited March 11, 2017 by whatawonderfulday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowboat Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 "What made it so difficult to get justice, she said, was the fact that the wrongdoers and the investigators were often of the same clique. Also, the offenders were military officers who could only be tried in a military court to which civilians could not bring a case." Justice and legal recourse are clearly absent in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtls2005 Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 (edited) Public ‘must fight for human rights victims’ in groups of fewer than five of course. “In being vocal about the crime, it enables rights defenders to work more safely in bringing the truth |to society,” I'm not sure "society" wants the truth? And the life expectancy of a "rights defender" is shrinking every day. Edited March 12, 2017 by mtls2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerojero Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 Yes, speak out against forced Attitude adjustments. Against unlawful detainment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupatria Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 (edited) "The nail that sticks out gets hammered down." Or "Standing out goes hand in hand with criticism." And we all know, where this will lead to... Edited March 12, 2017 by Lupatria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timewilltell Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 Speak out and spend the next two years and several hundred thousand baht defending defamation suits in this backward nation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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