Thailand: Deepening Repression One Year After Coup

Email One year after seizing power, Thailand’s military junta has used dictatorial power to systematically repress human rights throughout the country, Human Rights Watch said today. The ruling National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), led by Prime Minister Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha, has prosecuted critics of military rule, banned political activity, censored the media, and tried dissidents in unfair military courts. (New York) – One year after seizing power, Thailand’s military junta has used dictatorial power to systematically repress human rights throughout the country, Human…

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