Thailand: Government Backsliding on Rights

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul during a press conference at Government House in Bangkok, December 12, 2025. © 2025 Chanakarn Laosarakham/AFP via Getty Images (Bangkok) – The Thai government of Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has done little to improve respect for human rights in the country, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2026.A new election was scheduled for February 8, 2026. Major concerns include judicial intervention in politics, repression of free expression, and a mixed record in regard to refugees and asylum seekers.“Prime…

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