Inequalities and double standards characterized the treatment of prisoners in Thailand in 2023, FIDH and the Union for Civil Liberty (UCL) said in their annual prison report released today. While the preferential treatment of inmates of higher social status has been a longstanding feature of Thailand’s penitentiary system, the case of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has drawn national and international attention to this issue.
Bangkok, Paris, 19 March 2024: The 56-page (…)
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