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การแก้ปัญหา SLAPPs: การระบและ แก้ปัญหาช่องว่างของกรอบป้องกันการฟ้องคดีปิ ดปากของประเทศไทย
TrialWatch ได้ตรวจสอบคดีอาญาข้อหาหมิ่นประมาทจำนวน 36 คดีในประเทศไทยที่ถูกฟ้องเข้ามาหลัง ประเทศไทยออกมาตรการสองประการเรื่อง “ป้องกันการฟ้องปิดปาก” (anti-SLAPP) ในปี 2562 ข้อค้นพบของรายงานที่ถูกเผยแพร่ในวันนี้ได้เน้นย้ำถึงความจำเป็นอย่างเร่งด่วนในการความคุ้มครองที่มีประสิทธิภาพมากขึ้น
Solving SLAPPs: Identifying and addressing gaps in Thailand’s anti-SLAPP framework
The Clooney Foundation for Justice’s TrialWatch Initiative reviewed 36 criminal defamation cases that were brought in Thailand since the 2019 adoption of the existing ‘anti-SLAPP’ rules, concluding that they have failed to curtail abusive cases. You can read our statement here.
TrialWatch Report Underlines Need for More Robust Anti-SLAPP Protections in Thailand
CFJ Report Highlights Devastating Impact of Blasphemy Accusations in Pakistan
Blasphemy Trials in Pakistan: Legal Process as Punishment
For this report, the Clooney Foundation for Justice’s TrialWatch initiative monitored 24 blasphemy cases in Lahore’s courts over a six-month period in 2022, observing a total of 252 hearings. The report found that Pakistan’s blasphemy laws allow unsubstantiated allegations to embroil defendants in grueling cases, with a devastating impact on their lives.
Megan Ahearn
Megan Ahearn joined the Clooney Foundation for Justice as Human Resources Manager after 10 years of experience working for nonprofit organizations. Most recently, she served the global staff at All Out, an organization that campaigns for LGBT+ rights worldwide. In her time at All Out, she filled the roles of temporary Director of Operations and…
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Pretrial Detention in Egypt: Through the Eyes of Defense Lawyers
This report by The Clooney Foundation for Justice (CFJ) and the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy (TIMEP) highlights the enormous hurdles that defense lawyers in Egypt face in representing individuals in pretrial detention.