HRW calls on European leaders to put pressure on Thai PM
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Human Rights Watch has urged Asia-Europe Meeting leaders to press Thailand's military junta leader to improve human rights and restore democratic rule.
In its letter to Asem foreign ministers, it said Thai premier who is attending the meeting in Italy should leave Milan with a clear message that European leaders don’t accept military rule in Thailand.
Thai Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha is attending the summit of Asem in Milan.
“The Thai junta should understand that there will be no return to business as usual until Thailand returns to democratic civilian rule through free and fair elections," according to Human Rights Watch.
Thailand’s government needs to immediately address a range of pressing human rights issues. It claimed that in the more than four months since the May 22, 2014 military coup, the ruling National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) has made no genuine progress toward restoring democratic rule.
