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Thailand drafts first human research act to protect rights

April 19, 2025

For the first time in the country, the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research, and Innovation (MHESI) has introduced a draft Human Research Act, aimed at ensuring that research participants receive appropriate physical protection in accordance with international principles.

AI-Driven system minimizes Human-Elephant conflict

March 14, 2024

Elephants, Thailand's national animal, are protected wildlife. Conflict with humans persists in forested and border areas, often overlooked amid urban familiarity.

Stop erosion of human rights in Europe

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2021

British govt. announces travel bans and asset freezes for human rights violators

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2020

The British government sounded a stern warning to, what it termed “human rights violators in the world” by announcing travel bans and freezing of assets of 11 Russian, Venezuelan, Gambian and Pakistani politicians and officials, on December 10, which marked International Human Rights Day.

Nepal Government failed its people during pandemic, rights organisations say https://tkpo.st/2JXnUNx

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2020

International Commission of Jurists points out a series of missteps by the government, from making light of the disease, denying free tests and care to failing to provide social safety net to the vulnerable groups.

Angkhana faults failure to deliver justice in Tak Bai tragedy 16 years later

MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2020

Angkhana Neelapaijit, former commissioner at the Office of the National Human Rights Commission of Thailand, on Sunday said the 2004 Tak Bai tragedy in Narathiwat province, which took 85 lives, still haunts locals.

NHRC’s counsel to protesters sparks anger

FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 2020

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) was slammed by netizens on Thursday (August 20) for the comments it posted on Facebook about the ongoing protests.

Cabinet approves draft law on enforced disappearances

FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 2020

With pressure on the government mounting over the disappearance of political activist Wanchalearm Satsaksit, the Cabinet today approved the draft law on torture and enforced disappearances.

Thai artists make a stand on human rights

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2019

The Delegation of the European Union to Thailand joined up with Rights and Liberties Protection Department (RLPD) of the Thai Ministry of Justice to mark Human Rights Day on December 10 to put on a mixed media art exhibition to promote a constructive dialogue on human rights and human dignity.

Free healthcare is a fundamental human right

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2019

I don’t claim to be an economist or to know what the best healthcare plan would look like. What I do know is the true story of a woman in the 1980s who died in Hawaii because the state would not give her the funds she needed for the operation to save her life, which would have had a 70 per cent chance of success.

Alarm raised over fate of Thai activist in Laos

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2019

New York-based Human Rights Watch on Wednesday urged the Lao government to investigate the disappearance of Thai political activists who were last seen in Vientiane.

Justice Ministry launches mobile legal education project

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2018

The Justice Ministry on Wednesday launched a project to dispatch mobile units to rural areas in five regions to help equip members of the public with knowledge about the law to boost their immunity against being taken advantage of or human right violations.

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