Thailand: Repeated Attacks on Prominent Activist

Expand In this January 11, 2018, photo, activist Ekachai Hongkangwan shows his watches during a demonstration highlighting the corruption allegations against Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan in front of Government House.  © 2019 AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit (New York) – Thai authorities should urgently and impartially investigate renewed threats and attacks against prominent pro-democracy activist Ekachai Hongkangwan and other activists, Human Rights Watch said. On April 1, 2019, at about 1 a.m., unidentified arsonists torched Ekachai’s car outside his house in Bangkok’s Lad Phrao district.…

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