Urgent Action: Defamation charges for exposing labour abuse

Human rights defenders, activists, journalists and former employees are facing criminal defamation lawsuits for comments.

Human rights defenders, activists, journalists and former employees are facing criminal defamation lawsuits for their public comments on labour rights abuses faced by many workers at Thammakaset Co. Ltd, a chicken farm in central Thailand. Nan Win, a former farm worker and Sutharee Wannasiri, a human rights specialist and former employee of Amnesty International Thailand, go on trial on 24 May 2019 while Tun Tun Win, a migrant worker from Myanmar, will stand trial on 5 June 2019. They are three of at least 22 individuals who have faced criminal and civil proceedings initiated by this company.

Take action.

PLEASE SEND APPEALS BEFORE 3 JULY 2019

Please write urgently in your own words or using the template letter included in English or Thai to:

Prime Minister

Prayut Chan-O-Cha

Pitsanulok Road 

Bangkok 10300 Thailand

Fax: +66 2282 5131

Email: [email protected] 

Salutation: Dear Prime Minister

Also send copies to diplomatic representatives accredited to your country.

His Excellency MR PISANU SUVANAJATA, Royal Thai Embassy, 29-30 Queen’s Gate SW7 5JB, tel 020 7225 5500 or 020 789 2944, Fax 020 7823 9695, email [email protected] www.thaiembassyuk.org.uk, Salutation: Your Excellency

Please check with your section before sending appeals after the above date.