News Forum - Government defends lèse-majesté law against UN criticism

[Thaiger]

Following criticism from a number of United Nations member states, the Thai government has defended the country’s controversial lèse-majesté law. The law, or section 112 of the Criminal Code, prohibits insulting, defaming, or criticising the Thai monarchy and carries a penalty of up to 15 years in jail. The Bangkok Post reports that yesterday, a number of UN member countries voiced concern about Thai activists being arrested for calling for reform. The arrests and attempted quashing of protests has led to allegations of human rights’ violations. At yesterday’s meeting of the UN Human Rights Council, several countries called on the […]

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[Stardust]

Time for sanctions and remind them to pay back their debts. And stop their cheatings in trade agreements and tax cheatings.

[Thommo]

defending the indefensable

[HolyCowCm]

 

Lots just totally wrong here. I would love to just say what I feel about this article and its content, but it seriously gets into too much of a red zone.

 

 

 

[palooka]

No idea why they put this subject up for comment, should be closed before some idiot has a few and spouts off to his later regret.

[mickkotlarski]

1 minute ago, palooka said:

No idea why they put this subject up for comment, should be closed before some idiot has a few and spouts off to his later regret.

Agreed. Very delicate topic that should be purely for the locals.

[Lowseasonlover]

9 minutes ago, mickkotlarski said:

Agreed. Very delicate topic that should be purely for the locals.

Or someone who doesn't live in Thailand

[HolyCowCm]

Plainly just too sensitive for saying anything on it. 

[Stardust]

39 minutes ago, Lowseasonlover said:

Or someone who doesn't live in Thailand

No it is already an UN matter because Thailand is in the UN and signed contracts and agreements including human rights agreements. There are agreements in the international comunity and lije there are also contracts in trade agreements. If you violate that contries can be punished and thats in the agreements. And if countries are insight these agreements and a part of the organisations like UN or have trade agreements eu and other countries you sign the contracts with the agreements and laws. To say it us a local thing is not workable in these agreements otherwise every country could break the laws and agreements they signed and say its local. It was the decisiin of Thailand to join and sign nobody else if not respect the agreements then they bring themself together with countries like Myanmar, North Korea. 

[Griff1315]

58 minutes ago, Lowseasonlover said:

Or someone who doesn't live in Thailand

And never interested in coming here....

[Stonker]

1 hour ago, HolyCowCm said:

Lots just totally wrong here. I would love to just say what I feel about this article and its content, but it seriously gets into too much of a red zone.

 

1 hour ago, HolyCowCm said:

Plainly just too sensitive for saying anything on it. 

 

1 hour ago, mickkotlarski said:

Agreed. Very delicate topic that should be purely for the locals.

 

1 hour ago, palooka said:

No idea why they put this subject up for comment, should be closed before some idiot has a few and spouts off to his later regret.

Absolutely agreed - anything on lese majeste should never be put up for any sort of discussion here unless the forum wants to commit suicide.

[Stardust]

1 hour ago, HolyCowCm said:

Plainly just too sensitive for saying anything on it. 

UN issues? Nobody forced a country to join the UN, take part, join programs and sign agreements or contracts, receive money for programs or development programs. As Thailand signed it and take part any UN issue is international issue.