US EditionThailand: New Amnesty Law Must Clear Peaceful Protesters of All Charges Including Lèse-Majesté
THAILAND, JUL 15 – Thailand's House of Representatives debates five amnesty bills amid protests with nearly 2,000 charged, including 280 under lèse-majesté law, according to Thai Lawyers for Human Rights.
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Thailand parliament urged to amend ‘lèse majesté’ law in upcoming vote
Amnesty International urged Thailand’s House of Representatives on Tuesday to grant amnesty to individuals accused and detained solely for political activism, including offenses related to the lèse majesté law. This appeal comes ahead of the parliament’s vote on a new amnesty law intended to address criminal offenses linked to political activities. Chanatip Tatiyakaroonwong, Amnesty International’s Regional Researcher, called on the Thai parliam…
The Ruam Thai Sang Chart Party has resolved to inform the government whip to accept the draft of the Act on Promoting Peaceful Society, closing the door on amnesty under Section 112, and not accepting the draft of the Prachachon Party and the draft proposed by the civil sector.
Thailand: New amnesty law must clear peaceful protesters of all charges including lèse-majesté
Ahead of a vote in Thailand’s House of Representatives on five bills to grant amnesty for criminal offences related to political activities, Amnesty International’s Regional Researcher Chanatip Tatiyakaroonwong said: “Since 2020, various national security and criminal laws have been weaponized to rob Thailand’s peaceful protesters of their freedom, simply for exercising their right to speak […]
The amnesty law, one of the norms on which a large part of the current legislature in Spain is pivoting, arrives this Tuesday for the first time in European justice and will analyze in two hearings the regulations -with two of the four harmful issues, in this case presented by the Court of Auditors and the National High Court-. The accusation is represented by Catalan Civil Society and the Catalan Association of Victims of Terrorist Organization…
The Amnesty Law begins its last major legal battle in Luxembourg this Tuesday, although there are still a few skirmishes in Spain after the Court's green light...
Nattapong reveals that the people are ready to perform their duties with maturity in the committee level, even though the orange version and the people's sector were rejected, saying that they will not give up hope, using the mechanism to open the amnesty door as wide as possible. On July 16, 2025, at the parliament, Mr. Nattapong Ruangpanyawut, MP for the party list, leader of the People's Party and leader of the opposition in the House of Repr…
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