Spotlight on Asia
Thailand's military uses lèse majesté laws to stick to power: analysts
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Earlier this month, Thailand’s military government banned the Foreign Correspondent’s Club of Thailand (FCCT) from holding a debate on controversial lèse majesté laws. The yearly global human rights report that was published by the US State Department on Thursday ranks Thailand as equal to China, Egypt, Iran, Russia and Saudi Arabia when it comes to respect for human rights. In this week's Spotlight on Asia we look at the lèse majesté laws and how the current government is using them to quell dissent.