Thailand: Fear for safety/ possible "disappearance"/ death threats

Thailand: Fear for safety/ possible "disappearance"/ death threats

Index Number: ASA 39/006/2004
Date Published: 18 March 2004
Categories: Asia And The Pacific, Thailand

Amnesty International is gravely concerned for the safety of Somchai Neelapaijit, a Muslim human rights lawyer who has not been seen since 12 March. It is feared that he may have been abducted by members of the security forces. Concern is heightened by his colleagues' reports that he had received anonymous death threats prior to his disappearance and by a recent Thai Human Rights Commission report that some of his Muslim clients have been severely tortured in police custody.\n\n.