Thailand: COVID-19 response measures must not undermine freedom of expression and information
In a new briefing paper issued today, the ICJ calls on the Thai authorities to cease all arbitrary restrictions on the right to freedom of expression as a result of the enforcement of new regulations and existing laws purportedly in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Thailand: COVID-19 Emergency Decree must not be used to undermine human rights
The Thai authorities must ensure that human rights are fully protected in any emergency measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including those taken pursuant to the repeatedly renewed Emergency Decree, the ICJ said in a new briefing paper.
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