Rights group says Thai monarchy laws need reform
San Diego Union-Tribune Saturday 3rd December, 2011
BANGKOK -; Human Rights Watch is urging Thailand's government to amend harsh laws aimed at protecting the monarchy. The New York-based rights group's call Saturday comes after a Bangkok court sentenced a Thai man last month to 20 years in prison for sending mobile phone text messages to a personal secretary of then-Prime Minister Abhisit Vejj...
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