A long-stalled bill criminalising torture and political disappearances cleared its first hurdle in the Thai parliament on February 23 as victims’ families struggle for answers in scores of unsolved missing-persons cases. The UN estimates there have been at least 82 cases of enforced disappearance in Thailand since 1980, but experts say the true figure could be higher.
A long-stalled bill criminalizing torture and political disappearances cleared its first hurdle in the Thai parliament Wednesday as victims' families struggle for answers in scores of unsolved missing-persons cases.
Pol Col Thitisan "Joe Ferrari" Utthanaphon has admitted to wrapping a plastic bag over a drug suspect's head but claimed he had no intention in causing the suspect's death.
Pol Col Thitisan "Joe Ferrari" Utthanaphon has admitted to wrapping a plastic bag over a drug suspect's head but claimed he had no intention in causing the suspect's death.