Human Rights In Thailand

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Human Rights and freedom in Thailand has been an important issue for a period of time, this is not concern only in national level but also international level especially when there were a political turmoil in Thailand. Human Rights and liberties is clearly stated in the Constitution of the kingdom of Thailand (B.E. 2550) but sometimes when people acquire these rights and freedom , they would fully use their own freedom without reconsidering the consequences. Not only the citizens who misusing the definition of these words but the government also have more power as they are the administrator in the country which occasionally violated the citizen. When people do not know the proper way to express their thought along with the government who tries …show more content…

Another obvious using rights incorrectly of the military rule was the “a three-fingered salute” which became an unofficial new form of coup’s silent resistance, and a creative response to several bans the ruling junta has placed on freedom of expression. At that time the government monitored this opposition and and arrested those in large groups who ignore warnings to lower their arms. Moreover, there was case that if the people share or like the diagrams or pictures which discredits government, they will be arrested; this power misusage significantly curtailed citizens’ freedom even in the social media such as Facebook.

In conclusion, from all information listed above, misuse of human rights and liberties is the most serious problem facing Thailand because it does not occur in only citizen but also in the more powerful group of people who have more rights to do or act by claiming they have laws. If all Thai still do not understand the meaning these words and use them unethically, this problem will widen the gap between people and state more and more; therefore, Thailand cannot go forward to the better situation until all Thai people (government and ordinary citizen) have realized what is the true rights and

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