Relatives of detained sex worker call for their release
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Relatives of 20 women in detention after being rounded up at Bangkok’s Nataree Entertainment massage parlour raid last month have filed a compliant with the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).
A representative of the relatives said they wanted the 20 women to be released as soon as possible because the case against them had been finalised by a court order for them to pay fines.
NHRC member Angkhana Neelapaijit said she would speak to the relevant police investigators and the Immigration Bureau.
She said if the women were being detained so they could be witnesses in a human-trafficking case, she would ask the authorities to provide them with appropriate care.
She said she would also ask to visit the women to find ways to help them.
