Adam Bemma

  • Once a Safe Haven, Bangkok Now a “Hunting Ground” for Dissidents

    Joseph steps off the subway train onto Bangkok’s Chatuchak metro station platform. As the 29-year-old Laotian refugee exits to the street above he notices two men trailing behind him. Both men are carrying large suitcases that seem light to the touch as they lift them easily on to the escalator, Joseph* recalls. He had recently…

    Adam Bemma

  • No Progress or Answers on Enforced Disappearances in Thailand

    BANGKOK, Thailand – Porlachi “Billy” Rakchongcharoen went missing in 2014. At the time, the land rights activist had been assisting Karen villagers with a lawsuit against the authorities in Phetchaburi province, 190km southwest of Bangkok, who had evicted and burnt down their homes. Five years later, his skull fragment was discovered by special investigators in a burnt…

    Adam Bemma
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