This report is part of a three-year formative evaluation commissioned by UNHCR’s Evaluation Service to assess and support the implementation of the 2018 Age, Gender and Diversity (AGD) policy. The evaluation explores how key staff understand the policy…
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Protest in front of UN office against proposed Thai law to curb NGO activities
A group of people rallied in front of the United Nations Office, on Ratchadamnoen Road in Bangkok this morning (Monday), to protest against a draft law which seeks to control and restrict the activities of non-profit, non-governmental organisations (NG…
Read MoreEarly onset of heatwaves in South Asia calls for a sub-regional action pathway of climate resilience
This year, India and Pakistan have recorded their warmest ever March and April. The pre-monsoon period in South Asia is usually marked with excessively high temperatures, especially in May but early heatwaves like this signal complex, compounding and c…
Read MoreMyanmar: ASEAN must kickstart stalled approach to human rights crisis at US summit
As leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meet in the United States for a two-day summit, Amnesty International urges them to spotlight the violence and human rights violations in Myanmar.“The Five-Point Consensus is a failure …
Read MoreDentist being investigated by Thai Dental Council for alleged sexual abuse
The Thai Dental Council (TDC) has ordered a fact-finding investigation into the conduct of a dentist in Nonthaburi province who has been accused of sexually assaulting two Thai-American sisters.The probe follows a complaint filed with the council’s sec…
Read MoreCourt revokes bail for two activists polling public about royal motorcades
The Bangkok South Criminal Court revoked the bail granted to two anti-establishment political activists today (Tuesday). They are facing charges of lèse majesté and violations of the Computer Crime Act for conducting polls in downtown Bangkok about roy…
Read MoreSilpakorn Uni rector resigns over sexual harassment allegation
Rector of Silpakorn University, Chaicharn Thavaravej, resigned yesterday (Monday) over alleged sexual harassment after he posted a photo of a female flight attendant, accompanied by an inappropriate comment, on his Facebook page last week.In his resign…
Read MoreJurin Laksanawisit: Democrat leader struggling to keep storm-hit party afloat
The “Prinn effect” has left the coalition Democrat Party at one of the lowest ebbs in its 76-year history and its eighth leader, Jurin Laksanawisit, in political hot water. Multiple sex-abuse allegations against former deputy Democrat leader Prinn Pani…
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