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Thailand human rights
![Thai Political Activist Jailed for Mocking, Impersonating Queen Thai Political Activist Jailed for Mocking, Impersonating Queen](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-09-14-011846.jpg)
Thai Political Activist Jailed for Mocking, Impersonating Queen
By Sebastian Strangio
Jatuporn Saeoueng was convicted of insulting Queen Suthida by impersonating her at a demonstration in October 2020.
![Can Marriage Equality Become a Reality in Thailand? Can Marriage Equality Become a Reality in Thailand?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-09-02-072204.jpg)
Can Marriage Equality Become a Reality in Thailand?
By Mookdapa Yangyuenpradorn and Sippachai Kunnuwong
Recent legislative developments have raised hopes, but the Thai government could still sink the LGBTQ dream of equal rights.
![America’s Aid Imperium and Human Rights in Southeast Asia America’s Aid Imperium and Human Rights in Southeast Asia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-03-25-121752.jpg)
America’s Aid Imperium and Human Rights in Southeast Asia
By Salvador Santino F. Regilme Jr.
Has U.S. foreign aid led to advancements in rights or increased repression in Southeast Asia?
![Thailand’s Lese-Majeste Law Takes Center Stage at UN Rights Review Thailand’s Lese-Majeste Law Takes Center Stage at UN Rights Review](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-11-19-132720.jpg)
Thailand’s Lese-Majeste Law Takes Center Stage at UN Rights Review
By Pavin Chachavalpongpun
To make a breakthrough on the lèse-majesté problem in Thailand, the international community must seriously rethink its strategy.
![Thailand’s Escalating Crackdown on Dissent Thailand’s Escalating Crackdown on Dissent](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-10-08-1.jpg)
Thailand’s Escalating Crackdown on Dissent
By Pornpen Khongkachonkiet
Thailand may be opening up to tourists, but for many activists it is still a prison.
![A Year on, No Word on Fate of Abducted Thai Dissident A Year on, No Word on Fate of Abducted Thai Dissident](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-06-04-3.jpg)
A Year on, No Word on Fate of Abducted Thai Dissident
By Sebastian Strangio
The rights group Amnesty International calls the Cambodian government's investigation “negligent.”
![Thai Government Readies Legal Shackles for Civil Society Thai Government Readies Legal Shackles for Civil Society](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-05-07-1.jpg)
Thai Government Readies Legal Shackles for Civil Society
By Sebastian Strangio
If passed, the law will be used to target organizations deemed to threaten Thailand's entrenched political elite.
![Thai Court Denies Bail for Hunger Striking Protest Leaders Thai Court Denies Bail for Hunger Striking Protest Leaders](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-04-30.jpg)
Thai Court Denies Bail for Hunger Striking Protest Leaders
By Sebastian Strangio
The move came as Prime Minister Prayut assumed sweeping new powers to fight the current outbreak of COVID-19.
![Under Cover of Myanmar’s Coup, Neighboring Countries Continue Crackdowns Under Cover of Myanmar’s Coup, Neighboring Countries Continue Crackdowns](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-02-10.jpg)
Under Cover of Myanmar’s Coup, Neighboring Countries Continue Crackdowns
By Sebastian Strangio
Once again, Myanmar is the pariah state that relativizes the rest of the region’s abuses.
![With Severe Sentence, Thailand Deepens Its War on Critics of the Monarchy With Severe Sentence, Thailand Deepens Its War on Critics of the Monarchy](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-01-20-4.jpg)
With Severe Sentence, Thailand Deepens Its War on Critics of the Monarchy
By Sebastian Strangio
Thailand wields a controversial law in its attempt to stamp out a campaign of student-led protests.
![Sister of Missing Thai Dissident Meets with Cambodian Judge Sister of Missing Thai Dissident Meets with Cambodian Judge](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-12-08-4.jpg)
Sister of Missing Thai Dissident Meets with Cambodian Judge
By Associated Press
Wanchalearm Satsaksit was snatched off the street in front of his Phnom Penh apartment in early June.
![UN Renews Push on Thai Activist’s Disappearance UN Renews Push on Thai Activist’s Disappearance](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-09-16.jpg)
UN Renews Push on Thai Activist’s Disappearance
By Sebastian Strangio
Correspondence reveals the Cambodian government's threadbare investigation into the apparent abduction.