Rights group calls for authorities to drop charges against under-18s
More than 200 children are facing serious criminal charges, including sedition, for their role in the largely peaceful pro-democracy protests that began in 2020, Amnesty International said on Wednesday.
Youth-led demonstrations calling for political change and reform to the monarchy drew tens of thousands onto the streets of Bangkok at their peak in late 2020.
Amnesty accused Thai authorities of having “arrested, prosecuted, surveilled and intimidated” child protesters for taking part, in a report calling…
