Litigating Organization: Thai Lawyers for Human Rights
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Arnon Nampa
Arnon Nampa is a human rights activist and lawyer who is facing numerous criminal charges in Thailand related to alleged criticisms of the monarchy. Arnon has been convicted of violating Sections 112 (lèse majesté) and 116 (sedition) of the Thai Criminal Code, the Computer Crimes Act, the Emergency Decree, the Public Assembly Act, and the…
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Petch & Beam (Crop Top Case)
“Petch” Thanakorn (surname withheld) and “Beam” Natthakorn (pseudonym) are two Thai youth activists who have been convicted of defamation of the monarchy in violation of Section 112 of the Thai Criminal Code (lèse majesté). The two youth, age 17 at the time, were charged following a peaceful protest in opposition to Thailand’s lèse majesté law…