Tag: Freedom from Torture
Third Burmese said he did not witness murder
A third Burmese man, Maung Maung, who is being held in custody as a witness to a case involving the murder of two British tourists on the Thai island of Koh Tao, said he did not witness the killing.
By AYE NAI AND COLIN HINSHELWOOD, 9 October 2014
A third Burmese...
Myanmar Rohingya ‘tortured over alleged terror ties’
Dozens of men from Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya Muslim minority have been arrested and tortured because of alleged ties to a militant Islamic organization, according to a rights group.
Dozens of men from Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya Muslim minority have been arrested and tortured because of alleged ties to a militant Islamic...
Thai human rights body to probe tourist murder charge
The Thai police force is coming under further scrutiny for its methods, with the country's human rights commission now looking into the case of two Myanmar nationals suspected of murdering British tourists.
World Bulletin/News Desk
The Thai police force is coming under further scrutiny for its methods, with the country's human...
Lawyers call for British experts to examine DNA in Thai backpacker murders after Burmese bar workers retract their confessions
British police have been asked to conduct their own independent DNA tests as the Thai investigations into the murders of two Britons plunged into disarray today.
Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Htun, both 21, retracted their earlier confessions
They allege they were beaten into making them by Thai police
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Cops feeling pressure over kill suspect torture claims
From the beginning, police from the top down, from national chief Pol Gen Somyot Pumpanmuang to cops in Surat Thani province who have jurisdiction over Koh Tao, have been under heavy pressure to show results of the high-profile murders of two British tourists on the tourist island on Sept...
Thai PM defends investigation into Britons’ murder
Prayuth Chan-ocha says correct culprits have been caught, after Burmese president demands fair trial for suspects
Peter Walker The Guardian, Friday 10 October 2014 17.05 BST
Thailand’s prime minister has defended the police investigation into the murder of two British tourists last month, saying the UK and other nations should “understand”...
Thailand: Alleged Torture Victim Denied Redress
The Royal Thai Government should comply with its international human rights obligations to provide remedies and reparation to victims of torture or other ill-treatment, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), Human Rights Watch, and Amnesty International said today.
Ruling Raises Questions about Thais' Protection against Torture
October 13, 2014
(Bangkok) –The Royal...
Foreign Office calls in Thai diplomat over murder inquiry concerns
Summons follows allegations that two Burmese men were beaten by Thai police into confessing they killed British tourists
Josh Halliday
The Guardian, Monday 13 October 2014 18.45 BST
A senior Thai diplomat has been summoned by the Foreign Office over serious concerns about the investigation into the murders of British backpackers Hannah...
Thai PM declines UK aid offer in murder inquiry
Thailand’s junta leader said yesterday that the case against a pair of Myanmar suspects in the murder of two British tourists was “reliable” and an internal issue for the kingdom in an apparent rebuke of a British offer to help.
AFP/Bangkok
Thailand’s junta leader said yesterday that the case against a...
Parliamentary speaker urges protection of Koh Tao suspects, just trial
Upper House speaker Khin Aung Myint yesterday sent a message to the speaker of the Thai National Assembly, calling for legal protection for the two 21-year-old Myanmar nationals accused of murdering two British tourists in Thailand last month.
Published on Tuesday, 14 October 2014 22:32
The message was sent after seeking...
