Following on from last week’s report of further charges under Lese Majeste, Sulak Sivaraksa, 82 year old Thai intellectual has been charged for comments he made about a Thai king who died more than 400 years ago. At the same time, the Thai military junta is seeking admission to the United Nation’s Human Rights Council, claiming it attaches the utmost importance to the rights of its citizens.
Following on from last week’s report of further charges under Lese Majeste, Sulak Sivaraksa, 82 year old Thai intellectual has been charged for comments he made about a Thai king who died more than 400 years ago. At the same time, the Thai military junta is seeking admission to the United Nation’s Human Rights Council, claiming it attaches the utmost importance to the rights of its citizens.
