(Bangkok, 29 April 2010) We, the undersigned human rights NGOs from across Asia, are deeply concerned over the political upheaval in Thailand and condemn the violence that took place in the recent ...

A chicken supplier in Thailand may open a lawsuit against a non-governmental organisation (NGO) over alleged claims of human trafficking. This site received a letter from Thai broiler farm Thammakaset ...

Seksakol Atthawong, an aide to the prime minister, is having a field day at work. His online campaign to gather 1 million signatures to expel Amnesty International (AI) -- the international rights ...

The Thai authorities’ adoption of a draft law to regulate non-profit groups would strike a severe blow to human rights in Thailand, several international organizations said today. The bill is the ...

Slave labour and other serious human rights abuses are still commonplace in the Thai fishing industry, according to NGO Human Rights Watch, which has drawn up a checklist for European manufacturers to ...

Thailand’s new government is promising to “unlock” fisheries by reducing regulation and transparency around vessels’ activities. A letter signed by 90 NGOs questions the National Fishing Association’s ...

From Surat Thani to Tokyo, Thailand's independent oil palm smallholders are stepping into the global spotlight. Through ...

A civic group in Thailand is petitioning the country’s financial institutions to withhold construction loans for the Luang Prabang dam project along the Mekong River in Laos amid warnings about the ...

Samut Sakhon, Thailand – In 2013, Chairat Ratchapaksi found a job in commercial fishing to support his family. The 40-year-old from Thailand’s central Phetchaburi province went to see a boat owner in ...

The Thai government is seeking to pass legislation targeting nonprofits in the name of transparency. Activists, however, have slammed the proposal, saying it is designed to stifle civic freedoms and ...

With tears rolling down his cheeks, detained Chinese political exile Zhou Junyi struggles to make his voice heard over dozens ...