Sirikarn Charoensiri of Thai Lawyers for Human Rights is interviewed in Chatuchak, Bangkok on Oct 27, 2016. "Punishing individuals for cooperating with the United Nations is a shameful practice that everyone must do more to stamp out." The two cases in Thailand involved a Lahu indigenous rights defender and a member of Thai Lawyers for Human Rights. “In August 2017, Ms Sirikan Charoensiri of Thai Lawyers for Human Rights was charged with giving false information regarding a criminal offence, which may be directly linked to her cooperation with the United Nations human rights mechanisms. UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Andrew Gilmour, who will present the report to the Human Rights Council next week, said in a statement that the cases in the report were the tip of the iceberg.

Source: Bangkok Post September 12, 2018 10:41 UTC