• Buddhist monks sit in front of the stage set up by the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) at Bangkok's Ratchaprasong intersection on May 19, 2011 to mark the one-year anniversary of violent political confrontations that resulted in at least 90 people killed and more than 2,000 injured.
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    Thailand: Downward Slide on Human Rights

    The human rights situation in Thailand deteriorated in 2011 as the government failed to address impunity for human rights abuses by security forces .

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  • Human Rights in Thailand
    The new government of Yingluck Shinawatra has not yet fulfilled early promises to give priority to Thailand’s many human rights problems. There has been little progress in holding to account those responsible for political violence in 2010 that killed 90 and injured 2,000. Thai authorities enforce censorship and prosecute activists using the Computer Crimes Act and lese majeste laws. In the southern border provinces, separatist insurgents attack civilians and target teachers in government-run schools, and government security forces torture and disappear persons with impunity. Thai authorities continue to ignore human rights abuses against migrant workers and pushed Rohingya asylum seekers arriving by boat back out to sea.

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