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@a---g.bsky.social
Asia Desk Director at FIDH (fidh.bsky.social). Posting about political developments, human rights, and democracy (or lack thereof) in Asia - [email protected]
#Thailand: Examination of prosecution witnesses continued today at the Bangkok South Criminal Court in the trial of the 2 #Uyghur men accused of the August 2015 Bangkok bombing - There has not been an interpreter for the defendants in the last 8 hearings - @fidh.bsky.social observes
October 16, 2025 at 5:36 AM
#Thailand: Examination of prosecution witnesses continued today at the Bangkok South Criminal Court in the trial of the 2 #Uyghur men accused of the August 2015 Bangkok bombing - There has not been an interpreter for the defendants in the last 8 hearings - @fidh.bsky.social observes
#Asia: @fidh.bsky.social releases new report that shows that over the past five years there has been no significant shift towards the abolition of the death penalty in the region www.fidh.org/en/issues/de... #WorldDayAgainstTheDeathPenalty
October 10, 2025 at 3:32 AM
#Asia: @fidh.bsky.social releases new report that shows that over the past five years there has been no significant shift towards the abolition of the death penalty in the region www.fidh.org/en/issues/de... #WorldDayAgainstTheDeathPenalty
#Cambodia: “The Cambodian government has used the ongoing border crisis to further limit dissent and civic space.” - Full text of @fidh.bsky.social oral statement at #HRC60 www.fidh.org/en/region/as...
October 3, 2025 at 10:29 AM
#Cambodia: “The Cambodian government has used the ongoing border crisis to further limit dissent and civic space.” - Full text of @fidh.bsky.social oral statement at #HRC60 www.fidh.org/en/region/as...
#Laos: UN body publishes findings and recommendations after its review of the country’s situation of economic, social, and cultural rights, expresses concern over intimidation, harassment, arbitrary detention, enforced disappearance of human rights defenders tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/15/...
September 30, 2025 at 1:33 PM
#Laos: UN body publishes findings and recommendations after its review of the country’s situation of economic, social, and cultural rights, expresses concern over intimidation, harassment, arbitrary detention, enforced disappearance of human rights defenders tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/15/...
#NorthKorea: “The victims cannot wait another decade for justice. Their rights and dignity must be upheld, their suffering must be neither forgotten nor ignored.” - @nkdb.bsky.social & @fidh.bsky.social oral statement at #HRC60 www.fidh.org/en/region/as... #DPRK
September 23, 2025 at 7:59 AM
#NorthKorea: “The victims cannot wait another decade for justice. Their rights and dignity must be upheld, their suffering must be neither forgotten nor ignored.” - @nkdb.bsky.social & @fidh.bsky.social oral statement at #HRC60 www.fidh.org/en/region/as... #DPRK
#Thailand: The trial of Bilal Mohammed and Yusufu Mieraili, the two #Uyghurs accused of the bombing of the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok in August 2015, resumes today in Bangkok - The two have been on trial since February 2016 and detained for more than 10 years - @fidh.bsky.social observing
September 23, 2025 at 3:24 AM
#Thailand: The trial of Bilal Mohammed and Yusufu Mieraili, the two #Uyghurs accused of the bombing of the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok in August 2015, resumes today in Bangkok - The two have been on trial since February 2016 and detained for more than 10 years - @fidh.bsky.social observing
September 8, 2025 at 2:30 PM
#Myanmar: “The sham elections are a recipe for disaster with serious implications for Myanmar’s regional neighbors, including those sitting on this Council, such as Bangladesh, China, and Thailand.” - @altsean.bsky.social’s @debbiestot.bsky.social #HRC60
September 8, 2025 at 2:29 PM
#Myanmar: “The sham elections are a recipe for disaster with serious implications for Myanmar’s regional neighbors, including those sitting on this Council, such as Bangladesh, China, and Thailand.” - @altsean.bsky.social’s @debbiestot.bsky.social #HRC60
#Thailand: Bangkok Criminal Court set to deliver verdict in lèse-majesté case against prominent pro-democracy activist and People’s Party elected Member of Parliament Chonthicha Jangrew - @fidh.bsky.social observing
September 8, 2025 at 2:09 AM
#Thailand: Bangkok Criminal Court set to deliver verdict in lèse-majesté case against prominent pro-democracy activist and People’s Party elected Member of Parliament Chonthicha Jangrew - @fidh.bsky.social observing
#Maldives: @fidh.bsky.social joins 8 other groups in calling on the government to abandon the introduction of the death penalty for drug trafficking and to abolish capital punishment
August 13, 2025 at 3:48 PM
#Maldives: @fidh.bsky.social joins 8 other groups in calling on the government to abandon the introduction of the death penalty for drug trafficking and to abolish capital punishment
#Iran: “We urge the Iranian government to reconsider its position on key recommendations—particularly those related to the death penalty, women’s rights and gender equality, and civic space.” - @fidh.bsky.social oral statement at the UN Human Rights Council www.fidh.org/en/region/as... #HRC59
July 1, 2025 at 4:14 PM
#Iran: “We urge the Iranian government to reconsider its position on key recommendations—particularly those related to the death penalty, women’s rights and gender equality, and civic space.” - @fidh.bsky.social oral statement at the UN Human Rights Council www.fidh.org/en/region/as... #HRC59
#Myanmar: Aung San Suu Kyi spends her 80th birthday in a secret prison and has been arbitrarily detained by the junta for more than four years | #FreeDawSuu and all other political prisoners in the country
June 18, 2025 at 4:13 PM
#Myanmar: Aung San Suu Kyi spends her 80th birthday in a secret prison and has been arbitrarily detained by the junta for more than four years | #FreeDawSuu and all other political prisoners in the country
#Thailand: Trial of Bilal Mohammed and Yusufu Mieraili, the 2 #Uyghurs accused of Bangkok’s Erawan Shrine bombing in August 2015, resumes today at the Bangkok South Criminal Court - The 2 have been on trial since February 2016 and detained for almost 10 years - @fidh.bsky.social observes
May 15, 2025 at 2:40 AM
#Thailand: Trial of Bilal Mohammed and Yusufu Mieraili, the 2 #Uyghurs accused of Bangkok’s Erawan Shrine bombing in August 2015, resumes today at the Bangkok South Criminal Court - The 2 have been on trial since February 2016 and detained for almost 10 years - @fidh.bsky.social observes
#NorthKorea: “ @nkdb.bsky.social and @fidh.bsky.social are disappointed by the #DPRK’s lack of commitment to human rights, as shown by its failure to accept 49% of the recommendations received in the fourth UPR.” - Full text of the oral statement at #HRC58 www.fidh.org/en/region/as...
March 25, 2025 at 11:22 AM
#NorthKorea: “ @nkdb.bsky.social and @fidh.bsky.social are disappointed by the #DPRK’s lack of commitment to human rights, as shown by its failure to accept 49% of the recommendations received in the fourth UPR.” - Full text of the oral statement at #HRC58 www.fidh.org/en/region/as...
#NorthKorea: “We urge the #DPRK to permit international humanitarian access to uphold economic, social, and cultural rights.” - Full text of @nkdb.bsky.social & @fidh.bsky.social oral statement at #HRC58 www.fidh.org/en/region/as...
March 19, 2025 at 3:57 PM
#NorthKorea: “We urge the #DPRK to permit international humanitarian access to uphold economic, social, and cultural rights.” - Full text of @nkdb.bsky.social & @fidh.bsky.social oral statement at #HRC58 www.fidh.org/en/region/as...
#Thailand: Trial of the two #Uyghur men accused of the bombing of the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok in August 2015 resumes today at the Bangkok South Criminal Court - The two have been on trial since February 2016 and detained for almost 10 years in a military base - @fidh.bsky.social observes
March 18, 2025 at 5:29 AM
#Thailand: Trial of the two #Uyghur men accused of the bombing of the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok in August 2015 resumes today at the Bangkok South Criminal Court - The two have been on trial since February 2016 and detained for almost 10 years in a military base - @fidh.bsky.social observes
#Thailand: European Parliament adopts resolution condemning the deportation of #Uyghurs to #China, calling on the Thai authorities to halt any further forced returns of refugees/asylum seekers, and on the government to amend/repeal Article 112 of the Criminal Code (lèse-majesté)
March 13, 2025 at 12:46 PM
#Thailand: Six texts have been introduced in the European Parliament for a motion for a resolution on democracy and human rights in the country, notably the lèse-majesté law and the recent deportation of #Uyghur refugees to #China www.europarl.europa.eu/plenary/en/t...
March 12, 2025 at 7:07 AM
#Thailand: Six texts have been introduced in the European Parliament for a motion for a resolution on democracy and human rights in the country, notably the lèse-majesté law and the recent deportation of #Uyghur refugees to #China www.europarl.europa.eu/plenary/en/t...
#Thailand: Today marks 21 years of the enforced disappearance of human rights lawyer Somchai Neelapaijit - @fidh.bsky.social reiterates its calls on the authorities to determine Somchai’s fate, hold the perpetrators accountable, and deliver justice and reparation to Somchai and his family
March 12, 2025 at 4:45 AM
#Thailand: Today marks 21 years of the enforced disappearance of human rights lawyer Somchai Neelapaijit - @fidh.bsky.social reiterates its calls on the authorities to determine Somchai’s fate, hold the perpetrators accountable, and deliver justice and reparation to Somchai and his family
#Myanmar: “UN member states must reject the illegal junta’s proposed election that excludes #Rohingya and the political parties that won 97% of parliamentary seats in 2020.” - @fidh.bsky.social oral statement at #HRC58 www.fidh.org/en/region/as...
March 3, 2025 at 10:26 AM
#Myanmar: “UN member states must reject the illegal junta’s proposed election that excludes #Rohingya and the political parties that won 97% of parliamentary seats in 2020.” - @fidh.bsky.social oral statement at #HRC58 www.fidh.org/en/region/as...
#Afghanistan: @fidh.bsky.social oral statement at UN Human Rights Council www.fidh.org/en/region/as... #HRC58
March 3, 2025 at 7:17 AM
#Afghanistan: @fidh.bsky.social oral statement at UN Human Rights Council www.fidh.org/en/region/as... #HRC58
#Vietnam: In its replies to questions by the UN Human Rights Committee, government makes countless omissions and false and misleading statements, including that climate activist Dang Dinh Bach has been released from prison (he hasn’t) tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/15/... #StandWithBach
January 24, 2025 at 7:00 AM
#Vietnam: In its replies to questions by the UN Human Rights Committee, government makes countless omissions and false and misleading statements, including that climate activist Dang Dinh Bach has been released from prison (he hasn’t) tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/15/... #StandWithBach