Mass murdering of Thaï drugs users : Thaïland must rescind its criminal policy

The new government of Thailand, elected in December, has revived a 2003 policy backed by then-Prime Minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, using harsh measures to wage a “War on Drugs”. This policy consists of killing drug users whether by police or militias, including of many people having no connection to drugs, and often on their way back from being questioned at their local police station before any trial had taken place. According to the NGO Human Rights Watch based on Thai data, this policy of extermination is responsible for the deaths of more than 2819 people between February and April 2003. [la suite]
English translation available: Massacre en masse des usagèrEs de drogues : la Thaïlande doit dès maintenant abroger sa politique meurtrière

4 April 2008