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A bill awaiting senate approval that criminalises torture and forced disappearances could help parents and partners of missing Thai activists take legal action. Culprits convicted of political disappearances and torture cases involving death could be imprisoned between 15 and 30 years. After it had been delayed for decades, lawmakers in the house of representatives unanimously passed draft laws on Wednesday. The bill could go to the senate for approval in the next parliamentary sitting in May. The United Nations estimates that there have been 82 enforced disappearances in Thailand since 1980, but experts say the real number could be higher […]

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