Thailand : UN joins lèse majesté fight

12 Dec 2011

The United Nations have joined human rights groups in calling for reform of Thailand’s notoriously harsh Lèse Majesté laws. The calls urging the Thai authorities to reform the harsh laws relating to insulting the monarchy follow the recent imprisonment of 61-year old grandfather Ampon Tangnoppakul.

Navi Pillay, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights suggested that: “Guidelines should be issued to the police and public prosecutors to stop arresting and charging individuals under these vaguely worded laws.” Around 100 supporters of Tangnoppakulalso made a rare public protest outside the Criminal Court in Bangkok against the laws.

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  1. Shouvik

    March 5, 2012 at 15:18

    Navi Pillay is not a spokesperson for the for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights! She IS the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights!

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