2. The following presentation explains IFEC findings on Thailand’s current freedom of
expression and Internet censorship policy climate in relation to human rights.
3. Constitution of 2007: A person shall enjoy the liberty to express his or her
opinion, make speeches, write, print, publicize and make expression by other means.
The restriction on liberty under paragraph one shall not be imposed except by virtue of
the provisions of law specifically enacted for the purpose of maintaining the security of
the State, safeguarding the rights, liberties, dignity, reputation, family or privacy rights of
other persons…
Lese Majeste: Whoever defames, insults or threatens the King, the Queen, the Heir-
apparent, or the Regent shall be punished with imprisonment not exceeding 15 years
Computer Crime Act of 2007: If any person commits any offence of the following acts
shall be subject to imprisonment for not more than five years or a fine of not more than
one hundred thousand baht or both:
(3) that involves import to a computer system of any computer data related
with an offence against the Kingdom's security under the Criminal Code
4. Lese Majeste and the Computer Crime Act of 2007 infringe on the freedom of
expression, as guaranteed in the Consitution of 2007
Policies and their resulting punishments are not in line with international treaties on
human rights
The laws are ambiguous, resulting in 100% conviction rate
Used as a political tool—silence opposition forces
5. Define more specifically what is considered a crime under these laws
The appropriate Parliament committee should conduct a comparative study to review
such laws in other monarchies—how are other monarchies addressing this same
issue?
Thai government should comply with international regulations on human rights, thus
lessening the punishment and the counts of such a “crime” is crucial
Thailand should honor its Constitution, and enforce the peoples’ rights to opinionate or
criticize, defend themselves and have a fair trial
