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Clooney Foundation speaks up for Thai protesters

Former Australian justice acting for TrialWatch submits brief to Criminal Court

Thammasat University student Panusaya Sithijirawattanakul, shown above outside the Constitutional Court in November 2021, is one of 22 defendants facing various charges related to activities at an anti-government rally in September 2020. (Bangkok Post File Photo)

Thailand should dismiss the case against 22 protest leaders charged with insulting the monarchy, sedition and a range of public order offences, says TrialWatch, an initiative of the the Clooney Foundation for Justice.

The country was also urged to adhere to its international human rights obligations in an amicus brief submitted on Monday to the Bangkok Criminal…

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