Rights group urges Europe to press Thai leader on rights on Italy trip


  • World
  • Tuesday, 30 Sep 2014

BANGKOK (Reuters) - A human rights group on Tuesday urged the European Union to press Thai junta leader Prayuth Chan-ocha to protect human rights and restore democracy quickly when he travels to Italy for a summit of Asian and European leaders.

Prayuth, the army chief who ousted an elected government in a May 22 coup and is now prime minister, will attend an Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) in Milan on Oct. 16-17.

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