Non-governmental organisations gather at the Social Development and Human Security Ministry on Thursday demanding the dropping of draft legislation that would police their acitivities. (Thai Volunteer Service Twitter account)
Non-governmental organisations held a protest on Thursday demanding the dropping of draft legislation aimed at monitoring and regulating their activities.
Members of several NGOs converged at the Social Development and Human Security Ministry to air their opposition to the Operations of Not-for-Profit Organisations bill (NPO bill).
The proposed legislation would require non-profit organisations to state their objectives, disclose sources of funding, and ban activities deemed a threat to national security.
The cabinet agreed to the bill in principle on Jan 4. It is in the process of…
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