Case No Country Mandate(s) 27/05/2016 JUA THA 4/2016 Thailand Freedom of opinion and expression; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Human rights defenders Summary of the allegation transmitted Allegations concerning a series of laws, orders and announcements that unduly interfere with the rights to freedom of opinion and expression and the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association, and have been used to target civil society. According to the information received, on 29 March 2016, the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) adopted Order 13/2016, the latest in a series of orders which confers sweeping powers on the armed forces. Serious concern is expressed that the orders and announcements provide for overly broad exceptions to the rights to freedom of association and freedom of expression, lacking sufficiently clear definitions and without independent oversight. Order 13/2016 follows the adoption of Order 3/2015 which was revised by Order 5/2015 on 16 April 2015. Together with Computer Crime Act and lèse majesté provisions in the Criminal Code, the orders constitute wide-ranging limitations to the right to freedom of expression that is incompatible with international human rights law. Lèse majesté provisions and their enforcement were the subject of two previous communications sent on 25 February 2016, see A/HRC/32/53, case no. THA 9/2015, and 8 December 2014, see A/HRC/29/50, case no. THA 13/2014. In addition, nine previous communications concerning allegations similar to those presented in this communication have been sent; on 8 December 2014, see A/HRC/29/50, case no. THA 13/2014); 12 September 2014, see A/HRC/28/85, case no. THA 10/2014; 19 August 2014, see A/HRC/28/85, case no. THA 8/2014; 30 April 2014, see A/HRC/27/72, case no. THA 3/2014; 25 March 2014, see A/HRC/27/72, case no. THA 1/2014; 14 December 2012, see A/HRC/23/51, case no. THA 13/2012; 6 January 2012 (see A/HRC/23/51, case no. THA 10/2011; 20 December 2011, see A/HRC/20/30, case no. THA 9/2011; 10 June 2011, see A/HRC/19/44, case no. THA 5/2011. Reply 03/06/2016 A/HRC/33/32 94 Date Type