Amnesty International names Thailand’s first ‘prisoner of conscience’ – The Nation, May 14, 2011
…Alex Bamford, an adviser to the Thai arm of the agency who spoke at the symposium held at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand to launch the annual report, admitted that he did not know why others detained under the lese majeste law were not classified as prisoners of conscience.
“It’s a question I ask Amnesty [International] as well,” Bamford said, adding that some members of the agency believe that actions against the lese majeste law might be “counterproductive”. However, he did not elaborate…
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