BANGKOK, June 4, 2015 (AFP) - Thailand’s military rulers Thursday banned a panel discussion exploring rights abuses alleged to have taken place during the junta’s one-year rule.
Thai Lawyers for Human Rights, which provides legal aid to those who fall foul of the junta, had been due to launch a report on the kingdom’s faltering rights record at the Foreign Correspondent’s Club of Thailand (FCCT) on Thursday evening.
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