Free Thailand Sept 2014 | Page 3

We call on the government to: Respect the universally recognized rights, duties and obligations of everyone and organizations to highlight information about Human Rights violations and injustices to the public, as is stated in the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders; Ensure that all persons affected by torture and other human rights violations, including the right to complain which must be respected at all times, receive justice. Signed by: 1. Union for Civil Liberties 2. Community Resource Centre 3. Human Rights Lawyers’ Association 4. Asia-Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development 5. Frontline Defenders 6. WOREC (Nepal) 7. National Alliance of Women Human Rights Defenders (Nepal) 8. International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) 9. Asia Forum for Human Rights and Development (Forum Asia) 10. Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (OMCT-FIDH) 11. Protection International 12. JASS (Just Associates) 13. Urgent Action Fund 14. Dignity International 15. Pax Romana ICMICA 16. Association of Human Rights Defenders and Promoters (HRDP)-B urma