BANGKOK (AFP) – Three Thai human rights activists were acquitted of criminal defamation yesterday, but lamented what they called a hollow victory over the country’s restrictive libel laws. The cases were filed against Angkhana Neelapaijit, Puttanee Kangkun and Thanaporn Saleephol in 2019 and 2020 after they shared posts about punishing working hours and conditions at […]
Three Thai human rights activists were acquitted of criminal defamation on Tuesday, but lamented what they called a hollow victory over the country's restrictive libel laws.International Federation for Human Rights's Andrea Giorgetta told AFP the court's decision "calls for little celebration, as long as criminal defamation in Thailand is not reformed".
Puttanee Kangkun (right) and Thanaporn Saleephol (left) outside Bangkok s South Criminal Court - Copyright AFP Lillian SUWANRUMPHAThree Thai human rights activists were acquitted of criminal defamation on Tuesday, but lamented what they called a hollow victory over the country’s restrictive libel laws. The cases were filed against Angkhana Neelapaijit, Puttanee Kangkun and Thanaporn Saleephol in […]
The cases were filed against Angkhana Neelapaijit, Puttanee Kangkun and Thanaporn Saleephol in 2019 and 2020 after they shared posts about punishing working hours and conditions at a chicken farm owned by the Thammakaset company.
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