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Press Release:
Contact: Matthew McDaniel
For Immediate Release January 24, 2002 Akha Hill Tribe Alleges Human Rights Violation by Thailand in UN Petition A petition has been filed with the United Nations Human Rights Commission
on behalf of a Southeast Asian
The Akha who are facing grave challenges due to forced village relocation
policy by the Thai government and
According to the petitioners, tribal advocate, Matthew McDaniel and
attorney Jonathan Levy, the UN petition
For more information see:
Letter of Petition: 37 Royal Pointe Dr.
December 26, 2002 The Human Rights Commission
Re: Akha People v. Thailand, Resolution 1235 Petition Dear Sir/Madam: Enclosed please find our petition and supporting reports. Respectfully yours, Jonathan Levy
PETITION
PRESENTED TO THE UNITED NATIONS
BY
Address response to: JONATHAN LEVY, ESQ.
TEL 202-318-2406
INTRODUCTION TO PETITION The Akha are a Southeast Asian hilltribe of Tibetan origin now scattered
through Myanmar, Thailand,
The Akha have been unable to meaningfully address their issues with
the Thai government due to their
Serious violations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and
International Covenant on Civil and
UDHR
The Akha have been summarily executed by Thai authorities for minor
crimes. They are often jailed under
Article V ? Torture Akha in the custody of Thai authorities have been tortured, treated cruelly and inhumanely. Articles VI, VIII, IX, X ? The Akha have been denied due process for
their alleged crimes due to their tribal
Violations of the ICCPR documented in the attached reports include: Article VI ? Summary execution of Akha by the military. Article VII ? Torture Article IX ? Numerous violations of due process and arbitrary arrest. Article X ? Inhumane treatment while in Thai custody. Only the most serious violations have been documented and the submitted
reports can be considered
The petitioner requests that this matter be referred to the Sub-Commission
on the Promotion and
Respectfully submitted, Jonathan Levy, Esq.
The Petition:
Human Rights Violations
Contents Case Number Case Name Page Number Introduction Page 1 714 Torture of Mr. Dah Gkeh Dah
Deeh Dvak Dah Veeh Page 3
Note: In many of these cases the individuals involved have received death
threats, including the author, from Thai Military Personell for discussing
or persuing justice in these cases.
The Cases Introduction
I. Information concerning the author of the communication: Name:
Nationality:
Profession:
Date and place of birth:
Present Address:
Address for exchange of confidential correspondence:
Submitting the communication as:
(b) Appointed representative / legal counsel of the alleged victim(s):
If box (c) is marked, the author should explain:
(i) In what capacity he is acting on behalf of the victim(s) (e.g. family
relationship or other personal links with the alleged victim(s)):
(ii) Why the victim(s) is (are) unable to submit the communication himself
(themselves)
An unrelated third party having no link to the victim(s) cannot submit
a communication on his (their) behalf.
Cases by number:
Incident Number:
Brief Description of the nature of the incident:
Police________Army____X____Medical________Other________ Date Today:
Date of Incident:
II. Information Concerning the Alleged Victim: Name of Individual:
ID Card Number:
Age: 50 years Male____x___Female________ Address:
Ampur (Government Office):
Province:
Country:
Date and place of birth:
Profession:
Present Address or Whereabouts:
Locations of Incident:
Other Persons Involved - Witnesses:
III. State Concerned / Articles Violated / Domestic Remedies Name of the State party (country) against which the communication is
directed:
Steps taken by or on behalf of the alleged victim(s) to exhaust domestic
remedies:
Recourse to the courts or other public authorities: When and with what results:
IV. Facts of the claim:
On Nov 5 Dah Gkeh and Laoh Urh were clearing weeds in their lychee orchard
at Maesalong and were approached by 20 Thai army soldiers from Som Yaek
241 unit of the 4th Army. They were taken into custody and accused
of trafficking in speed pills though they had no pills in their possession.
Author's Signature:__________________________________________________
Human Rights Violations
Incident Number:
Brief Description of the nature of the incident:
Police Army x Medical Other Date Today:
Date of Incident:
Name of Person Reporting:
II. Information Concerning the Alleged Victim: Name of Individual:
ID Card Number:
Age: 37 Male x Female Address:
Ampur (Government Office):
Province:
Country:
Contact Info:
Date and place of birth:
Profession:
Present Address or Whereabouts:
Locations of Incident:
Other Persons Involved - Witnesses:
III. State Concerned / Articles Violated / Domestic Remedies Name of the State party (country) against which the communication is
directed:
Steps taken by or on behalf of the alleged victim(s) to exhaust domestic
remedies:
Recourse to the courts or other public authorities:
When and with what results:
IV. Facts of the claim:
The army took action on this case only after an article ran in the Bangkok Post Feb. 21, 2002. The officers involved were transferred but no criminal charges were
filed.
Survived by wife and 8 children. Author's Signature:__________________________________________________
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Human Rights Violations
Incident Number:
Brief Description of the nature of the incident:
Police Army x Medical Other Date Today:
Date of Incident:
Name of Person Reporting:
II. Information Concerning the Alleged Victim: Name of Individual:
ID Card Number:
Age: 35 Male x Female
Address:
Ampur (Government Office):
Province:
Country:
Contact Info:
Date and place of birth:
Profession:
Present Address or Whereabouts:
Locations of Incident:
Other Persons Involved - Witnesses:
III. State Concerned / Articles Violated / Domestic Remedies Name of the State party (country) against which the communication is
directed:
Steps taken by or on behalf of the alleged victim(s) to exhaust domestic
remedies:
Recourse to the courts or other public authorities: When and with what results:
IV. Facts of the claim:
That night one Akha escaped. The others were beaten and Mr. Ah Juuh Cheh Mooh died around 6am. Ah Dtay suffered great pain in the chest and one hour after Mr. Ah Juuh died, now 7 Am, Dec 9, he was taken to Haen Taek hospital where blood was drained from a ruptured lung due to damaged ribs from his being beaten and kicked. Author's Signature:__________________________________________________
Human Rights Violations
Incident Number:
Brief Description of the nature of the incident:
Police x Army Medical Other Date Today:
Date of Incident:
Name of Person Reporting:
II. Information Concerning the Alleged Victim: Name of Individual:
ID Card Number:
Age: 56 Male x Female Address:
Ampur (Government Office):
Province:
Country:
Date and place of birth:
Profession:
Present Address or Whereabouts:
Locations of Incident:
Other Persons Involved - Witnesses:
III. State Concerned / Articles Violated / Domestic Remedies Name of the State party (country) against which the communication is
directed:
Steps taken by or on behalf of the alleged victim(s) to exhaust domestic
remedies:
Recourse to the courts or other public authorities:
When and with what results:
IV. Facts of the claim:
He was put in a truck driven by a police officer and taken toward the
Mae Faluang police station.
Police removed his body for an autopsy at Haen Taek Hospital. Other police went to the family house of Mr. Ah Bah and asked the daughter living next door who was married to a man from Germany, to pay money to get her father out of jail, even though he was already dead. A radio call came and the police left. The daughter, wife and son in law went to the Haen Taek hospital and
asked that the body be moved to Chiangrai for autopsy. This was 11 PM.
Autopsy By Dr. Sukrachet, Chiangrai Provincial Hospital,
Dr. Sukrachet stated that there could have been an "accident" that was
the cause of this injury.
Author's Signature:__________________________________________________
Human Rights Violations
Incident Number:
Brief Description of the nature of the incident:
Police x Army Medical Other Date Today:
Date of Incident:
Name of Person Reporting:
II. Information Concerning the Alleged Victim: Name of Individual:
ID Card Number:
Age: 30 Male x Female Address:
Ampur (Government Office):
Province:
Contact Info:
Date and place of birth:
Profession:
Present Address or Whereabouts:
Locations of Incident:
Other Persons Involved - Witnesses:
III. State Concerned / Articles Violated / Domestic Remedies Name of the State party (country) against which the communication is
directed:
Steps taken by or on behalf of the alleged victim(s) to exhaust domestic
remedies:
Recourse to the courts or other public authorities: When and with what results:
IV. Facts of the claim:
Author's Signature:__________________________________________________
Human Rights Violations
Incident Number:
Brief Description of the nature of the incident:
Police x Army Medical Other Date Today:
Date of Incident:
Name of Person Reporting:
II. Information Concerning the Alleged Victim: Name of Individual:
ID Card Number:
Age: 33 Male x Female
Address:
Ampur (Government Office):
Province:
Country:
Contact Info:
Date and place of birth:
Profession:
Present Address or Whereabouts:
Locations of Incident:
Other Persons Involved - Witnesses: III. State Concerned / Articles Violated / Domestic Remedies Name of the State party (country) against which the communicatin is
directed:
Steps taken by or on behalf of the alleged victim(s) to exhaust domestic
remedies:
Recourse to the courts or other public authorities:
When and with what results:
IV. Facts of the claim:
His wife was notified. She went to see him at the Chiangrai prison and
he told her what they did to him.
Examination of his corpse showed burn marks and scars all over his chest and hands and bruises to his ribs. He was very emaciated. Police authorities told the wife "he wasn't feeling well". Author's Signature:__________________________________________________
Human Rights Violations
Incident Number:
Brief Description of the nature of the incident:
Police Army x Medical Other Date Today:
Date of Incident:
Name of Person Reporting:
II. Information Concerning the Alleged Victim: Name of Individual:
ID Card Number:
Age: app 40 Male Female Address:
Ampur (Government Office):
Province:
Country:
Contact Info:
Date and place of birth:
Profession:
Present Address or Whereabouts:
Locations of Incident:
Other Persons Involved - Witnesses:
III. State Concerned / Articles Violated / Domestic Remedies Name of the State party (country) against which the communication is
directed:
Steps taken by or on behalf of the alleged victim(s) to exhaust domestic
remedies:
Recourse to the courts or other public authorities:
When and with what results:
IV. Facts of the claim:
Officers Col. Apisit and Maj. Orachai and Lt. Dumrong were present at the Sam Yaek Army base during his time as a prisoner there. Author's Signature:__________________________________________________
Human Rights Violations
Incident Number:
Brief Description of the nature of the incident:
Police Army x Medical Other Date Today:
Date of Incident:
Name of Person Reporting:
II. Information Concerning the Alleged Victim: Name of Individual:
ID Card Number:
Age: 30? Male x Female
Address:
Ampur (Government Office):
Province:
Country:
Contact Info:
Date and place of birth:
Profession:
Present Address or Whereabouts:
Locations of Incident:
Other Persons Involved - Witnesses:
III. State Concerned / Articles Violated / Domestic Remedies Name of the State party (country) against which the communication is
directed:
Steps taken by or on behalf of the alleged victim(s) to exhaust domestic
remedies:
Recourse to the courts or other public authorities:
When and with what results:
IV. Facts of the claim:
Two other men were taken as well. His older brother Mr. Ah Zeh and Mr. Ah Nyoh. (See separate report 722 and 723) Mr. Ah Peeh could not be found by search for three hours at any of the army bases but was found being unloaded from a Bpeh Lang Army Pick Up truck in front of the Haen Taek Police Station at about 11PM. At first soldiers denied that they held Akha prisoners, but then the Akha prisoners called out in Akha language. Dumped off at the jail, they were photographed by witnesses. Mr. Ah Peeh had been burned with fire on the back of the neck, all the skin was gone. He said he was beaten and his head was held under water for long periods of time in order to get him to confess information he did not know about drug dealing in the village. He was taken to prison for more than 2 months. Author's Signature:__________________________________________________
Human Rights Violations
Incident Number:
Brief Description of the nature of the incident:
Police Army x Medical Other Date Today:
Date of Incident:
Name of Person Reporting:
II. Information Concerning the Alleged Victim: Name of Individual:
ID Card Number:
Age: 38 Male x Female
Address:
Ampur (Government Office):
Province:
Country:
Contact Info:
Date and place of birth:
Profession:
Present Address or Whereabouts:
Locations of Incident:
Other Persons Involved - Witnesses:
III. State Concerned / Articles Violated / Domestic Remedies Name of the State party (country) against which the communication is
directed:
Steps taken by or on behalf of the alleged victim(s) to exhaust domestic
remedies:
Recourse to the courts or other public authorities:
When and with what results:
IV. Facts of the claim:
Two other men were taken as well. His younger brother Mr. Ah Peeh and Mr. Ah Nyoh. (See separate report 721 and 723) Mr. Ah Zeh could not be found by search for three hours at any of the army bases but was found being unloaded from a Bpeh Lang Army Pick Up truck in front of the Haen Taek Police Station at about 11PM. At first soldiers denied that they held Akha prisoners, but then the Akha prisoners called out in Akha language. Dumped off at the jail, they were photographed by witnesses. Mr. Ah Zeh had been beaten and he said he had his head held under water for long periods of time in order to get him to confess information he did not know about drug dealing in the village. He was taken to prison for more than 2 months. Author's Signature:__________________________________________________
Human Rights Violations
Incident Number:
Brief Description of the nature of the incident:
Police Army x Medical Other Date Today:
Date of Incident:
Name of Person Reporting:
II. Information Concerning the Alleged Victim: Name of Individual:
ID Card Number:
Age: 42 Male x Female
Address:
Province:
Country:
Date and place of birth:
Profession:
Present Address or Whereabouts:
Locations of Incident:
Other Persons Involved - Witnesses:
III. State Concerned / Articles Violated / Domestic Remedies Name of the State party (country) against which the communication is
directed:
Steps taken by or on behalf of the alleged victim(s) to exhaust domestic
remedies:
Recourse to the courts or other public authorities:
When and with what results:
IV. Facts of the claim:
Two other men were taken as well, Mr. Ah Zeh and Mr. Ah Peeh. (See separate report 721 and 722) Mr. Ah Nyoh could not be found by search for three hours at any of the army bases but was found being unloaded from a Bpeh Lang Army Pick Up truck in front of the Haen Taek Police Station at about 11PM. At first soldiers denied that they held Akha prisoners, but then the Akha prisoners called out in Akha language. Dumped off at the jail, they were photographed by witnesses. Mr. Ah Nyoh had been shot in the head and was photographed. He said he was beaten in order to get him to confess information he did not know about drug dealing in the village. He was taken to prison for more than 2 months. He is a homeless man who watches people's buffalo for hire, making about 50 to 75 cents a day (20 to 30 baht) Author's Signature:__________________________________________________
Human Rights Violations
Incident Number:
Brief Description of the nature of the incident:
Police Army x Medical Other Date Today:
Date of Incident:
Name of Person Reporting:
II. Information Concerning the Alleged Victim: Name of Individual:
ID Card Number:
Age: 23 Male Female x Race:
Address:
Ampur (Government Office):
Province:
Country:
Contact Info:
Date and place of birth:
Profession:
Present Address or Whereabouts:
Locations of Incident:
Other Persons Involved - Witnesses:
III. State Concerned / Articles Violated / Domestic Remedies Name of the State party (country) against which the communication is
directed:
Steps taken by or on behalf of the alleged victim(s) to exhaust domestic
remedies:
Recourse to the courts or other public authorities: When and with what results:
IV. Facts of the claim:
Her brother returned and struggled to move her to a Burmese road. Two other Akha men helped him carry her. But after about 500 meters she died. It had now been three hours since the attack began. It was too dangerous to try and go to the Thai side where there was a clinic. Meeh Paw hoped for this. But her brother was afraid they would both be killed. There was a clinic at Bpah Mah Hahn District which was about 2 kilometers away. The attackers drove motorbikes and two vehicles loaded with loot out of the village after it was burned, back to the Thai side. No one offered assistance to Meeh Paw to get her to a clinic. She was buried on the Burma side, the family was too poor and did not know how to get the body back to Thailand. Author's Signature:__________________________________________________
Human Rights Violations
Incident Number:
Brief Description of the nature of the incident:
Police Army x Medical Other Date Today:
Date of Incident:
Name of Person Reporting:
II. Information Concerning the Alleged Victim: Name of Individual:
ID Card Number:
Age: 47 Male x Female Race:
Address:
Ampur (Government Office):
Contact Info:
Date and place of birth:
Profession:
Present Address or Whereabouts:
Locations of Incident:
Other Persons Involved - Witnesses:
III. State Concerned / Articles Violated / Domestic Remedies Name of the State party (country) against which the communicatin is
directed:
Steps taken by or on behalf of the alleged victim(s) to exhaust domestic
remedies:
Recourse to the courts or other public authorities:
When and with what results:
IV. Facts of the claim:
Mr. Ah Myah Cheh Mooh went to the Bpeh Lang Army people and asked that his possesions be returned. They beat him and took him prisoner for three days until he signed a paper that they took nothing. They gave him back his motorbike but not anything else or his ID card. Mr. Ah Myah lives in fear for his life. Author's Signature:__________________________________________________
Human Rights Violations
Incident Number:
Brief Description of the nature of the incident:
Police Army x Medical Other Date Today:
Date of Incident:
Name of Person Reporting:
II. Information Concerning the Alleged Victim: Name of Individual:
ID Card Number:
Age: 45 Male x Female Race:
Address:
Province:
Country:
Contact Info:
Profession:
Present Address or Whereabouts:
Locations of Incident:
Other Persons Involved - Witnesses:
III. State Concerned / Articles Violated / Domestic Remedies Name of the State party (country) against which the communicatin is
directed:
Steps taken by or on behalf of the alleged victim(s) to exhaust domestic
remedies:
Recourse to the courts or other public authorities: When and with what results:
IV. Facts of the claim:
They took cash and gold from the huts. They took the truck of Mr. Jah Law Dteeh, the truck of Mr. Jah Uuh, and six men down to the army base. They showed the villagers 7 kilos of opium they "found" in the village. The villagers asked them to show who's house they "found" it in. The Army would not say. The Army took 1000 baht from Mr. Yah Gooh. 300 Baht from Mr. Jah Jay. 30,000 baht from Mr. Jah Law Dteeh. A one baht weight gold necklace was taken from Mr. Pah Seeh, value more than 10,000 baht. The Army said that they could not afford to own the trucks without selling Methamphetamine. The villagers produced receipts for crops sold to show this was not true. After the Army took the six men to the army base at Hooh Maw they released all six men. Mr. Jah Law Dteeh returned to Hooh Maw Army camp to ask for his truck back, a white Toyota, with Mr. Jah Uuh who was also trying to get his black Isuzu 4 wheel drive truck back. While the two men were at the army base, the army said that they would not give the two trucks back. They were also already being used by the army to haul equipment. The army said that Mr. Jah Uuh could go but that Mr. Jah Law Dteeh would stay for "detox". Both men were quite fearful. But then at this time other army (possibly from Bpeh Lang Army 514 at Gow Lang) brought in two Muser men from Loh Mah Ket Muser village and sat them down and shot both of them and killed them. The army told Mr. Jah Law Dteeh and Mr. Jah Uuh that this would happen to them too if they kept asking for their trucks. Both Mr. Jah Law Dteeh and Mr. Jah Uuh fled for their lives back to the village and hid. Other Muser went to the Ampur (Government Office) office at Mae Faluang and told about what happened. There was no investigatin and soldiers told everyone not to talk about it. See Reports 727, 728, 729, 730, 731
Author's Signature:__________________________________________________
Incident Number:
Brief Description of the nature of the incident:
Police Army x Medical Other Date Today:
Date of Incident:
Name of Person Reporting:
II. Information Concerning the Alleged Victim: Name of Individual:
ID Card Number:
Age: 25 Male x Female Race:
Address:
Ampur (Government Office):
Contact Info:
Date and place of birth:
Profession:
Present Address or Whereabouts:
Locations of Incident:
Other Persons Involved - Witnesses:
III. State Concerned / Articles Violated / Domestic Remedies Name of the State party (country) against which the communication is
directed:
Steps taken by or on behalf of the alleged victim(s) to exhaust domestic
remedies:
Recourse to the courts or other public authorities: When and with what results:
IV. Facts of the claim:
They took cash and gold from the huts. They took the truck of Mr. Jah Law Dteeh, the truck of Mr. Jah Uuh, and six men down to the army base. They showed the villagers 7 kilos of opium they "found" in the village. The villagers asked them to show who's house they "found" it in. The Army would not say. The Army took 1000 baht from Mr. Yah Gooh. 300 Baht from Mr. Jah Jay. 30,000 baht from Mr. Jah Law Dteeh. A one baht weight gold necklace was taken from Mr. Pah Seeh, value more than 10,000 baht. The Army said that they could not afford to own the trucks without selling Methamphetamine. The villagers produced receipts for crops sold to show this was not true. After the Army took the six men to the army base at Hooh Maw they released all six men. Mr. Jah Law Dteeh returned to Hooh Maw Army camp to ask for his truck back, a white Toyota, with Mr. Jah Uuh who was also trying to get his black Isuzu 4 wheel drive truck back. While the two men were at the army base, the army said that they would not give the two trucks back. They were also already being used by the army to haul equipment. The army said that Mr. Jah Uuh could go but that Mr. Jah Law Dteeh would stay for "detox". Both men were quite fearful. But then at this time other army (possibly from Bpeh Lang Army 514 at Gow Lang) brought in two Muser men from Loh Mah Ket Muser village and sat them down and shot both of them and killed them. The army told Mr. Jah Law Dteeh and Mr. Jah Uuh that this would happen to them too if they kept asking for their trucks. Both Mr. Jah Law Dteeh and Mr. Jah Uuh fled for their lives back to the village and hid. Other Muser went to the Ampur (Government Office) office at Mae Faluang and told about what happened. There was no investigatin and soldiers told everyone not to talk about it. See Reports 726, 728, 729, 730, 731 Author's Signature:__________________________________________________
Human Rights Violations
Incident Number:
Brief Description of the nature of the incident:
Police Army x Medical Other Date Today:
Date of Incident:
Name of Person Reporting:
II. Information Concerning the Alleged Victim: Name of Individual:
ID Card Number:
Age: 72 Male x Female Race:
Address:
Ampur (Government Office):
Province:
Contact Info:
Date and place of birth:
Profession:
Present Address or Whereabouts:
Locations of Incident:
Other Persons Involved - Witnesses:
III. State Concerned / Articles Violated / Domestic Remedies Name of the State party (country) against which the communicatin is
directed:
Steps taken by or on behalf of the alleged victim(s) to exhaust domestic
remedies:
Recourse to the courts or other public authorities: When and with what results:
IV. Facts of the claim:
They took cash and gold from the huts. They took the truck of Mr. Jah Law Dteeh, the truck of Mr. Jah Uuh, and six men down to the army base. They showed the villagers 7 kilos of opium they "found" in the village. The villagers asked them to show who's house they "found" it in. The Army would not say. The Army took 1000 baht from Mr. Yah Gooh. 300 Baht from Mr. Jah Jay. 30,000 baht from Mr. Jah Law Dteeh. A one baht weight gold necklace was taken from Mr. Pah Seeh, value more than 10,000 baht. The Army said that they could not afford to own the trucks without selling Methamphetamine. The villagers produced receipts for crops sold to show this was not true. After the Army took the six men to the army base at Hooh Maw they released all six men. Mr. Jah Law Dteeh returned to Hooh Maw Army camp to ask for his truck back, a white Toyota, with Mr. Jah Uuh who was also trying to get his black Isuzu 4 wheel drive truck back. While the two men were at the army base, the army said that they would not give the two trucks back. They were also already being used by the army to haul equipment. The army said that Mr. Jah Uuh could go but that Mr. Jah Law Dteeh would stay for "detox". Both men were quite fearful. But then at this time other army (possibly from Bpeh Lang Army 514 at Gow Lang) brought in two Muser men from Loh Mah Ket Muser village and sat them down and shot both of them and killed them. The army told Mr. Jah Law Dteeh and Mr. Jah Uuh that this would happen to them too if they kept asking for their trucks. Both Mr. Jah Law Dteeh and Mr. Jah Uuh fled for their lives back to the village and hid. Other Muser went to the Ampur (Government Office) office at Mae Faluang and told about what happened. There was no investigatin and soldiers told everyone not to talk about it. See Reports 726, 727, 729, 730, 731 Author's Signature:__________________________________________________
Human Rights Violations
Incident Number:
Brief Description of the nature of the incident:
Police Army x Medical Other Date Today:
Date of Incident:
Name of Person Reporting:
II. Information Concerning the Alleged Victim: Name of Individual:
ID Card Number:
Age: 45 Male x Female Race:
Address:
Ampur (Government Office):
Province:
Country:
Contact Info:
Date and place of birth:
Profession:
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Locations of Incident:
Other Persons Involved - Witnesses:
III. State Concerned / Articles Violated / Domestic Remedies Name of the State party (country) against which the communicatin is
directed:
Steps taken by or on behalf of the alleged victim(s) to exhaust domestic
remedies:
Recourse to the courts or other public authorities: When and with what results:
IV. Facts of the claim:
Then the army asked him to prove it and went to his house. He had 91,000 baht plus a couple thousand baht extra. He offered the army as a gratuity (common) the smaller cash for drinks and cigarettes to appease them but they took the 91,000 baht instead and left him the couple thousand baht. After many trips to the army they did not return it. They said it was drug money but Mr. Yah Tooh had receipts for cattle, pigs, corn and ginger crops sold in excess of that amount. See cases 726, 727, 728, 730, 731 Author's Signature:__________________________________________________
Human Rights Violations
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Police Army x Medical Other Date Today:
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Age: 48 Male x Female Race:
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III. State Concerned / Articles Violated / Domestic Remedies Name of the State party (country) against which the communication is
directed:
Steps taken by or on behalf of the alleged victim(s) to exhaust domestic
remedies:
Recourse to the courts or other public authorities: When and with what results:
IV. Facts of the claim:
They delivered the car and then on their return the Bpeh Lang army 514 at Gow Lang caught them at Gow Lang Akha village and took them away. They were late seen by Chinese at Hooh Maw Army base near Haen Taek. Mr. Jah Law Dteeh and Mr. Jah Uuh from Bpah Eh Muser, who were there at the camp to get their trucks back, claim to have seen these two men brought in blindfolded and shot in the chest with a handgun and killed. Rumor is that they were buried near to Hooh Maw Army base in the jungle on the side of the southern hill. As of Aug 10, 2002 the family has still not heard from these two men. The army first claimed they did not ever see them, then changed that to yes, they saw them but the men were released and went to Chiangrai and got drunk and did not come back. Mr. Ah Tsah has seven children.
Both are presumed dead. Author's Signature:__________________________________________________
Human Rights Violations
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directed:
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remedies:
Recourse to the courts or other public authorities: When and with what results:
IV. Facts of the claim:
They delivered the car and then on their return the Bpeh Lang army 514 at Gow Lang caught them at Gow Lang Akha village and took them away. They were late seen by Chinese at Hooh Maw Army base near Haen Taek. Mr. Jah Law Dteeh and Mr. Jah Uuh from Bpah Eh Muser, who were there at the camp to get their trucks back, claim to have seen these two men brought in blindfolded and shot in the chest with a handgun and killed. Rumor is that they were buried near to Hooh Maw Army base in the jungle on the side of the southern hill. As of Aug 10, 2002 the family has still not heard from these two men. The army first claimed they did not ever see them, then changed that to yes, they saw them but the men were released and went to Chiangrai and got drunk and did not come back. Mr. Ah Tsah has seven children.
Both are presumed dead. See Reports 726, 727, 730 Author's Signature:__________________________________________________
Human Rights Violations
Incident Number:
Brief Description of the nature of the incident:
Police Army x Medical Other Date Today:
Date of Incident:
Name of Person Reporting:
II. Information Concerning the Alleged Victim: Name of Individual:
ID Card Number:
Age: 55 over Male x Female Race:
Address:
Ampur (Government Office):
Province:
Contact Info:
Date and place of birth:
Profession:
Present Address or Whereabouts:
Locations of Incident:
Other Persons Involved - Witnesses:
III. State Concerned / Articles Violated / Domestic Remedies Name of the State party (country) against which the communicatin is
directed:
Steps taken by or on behalf of the alleged victim(s) to exhaust domestic
remedies:
Recourse to the courts or other public authorities: When and with what results:
IV. Facts of the claim:
After return from that attack, Mr. Ah Aw was seen to be riding a motorcycle taken from Meh Joh. Within two weeks of the attack, Mr. Ah Aw was seen riding with a Thai man on the motorbike going into Bpah Cheeh Muser village near Bpah Cheeh Akha, and he was captured by the army there. His shirt was taken off, he was put blindfolded in an army truck and taken away, according to witnesses. Reporters from the Bangkok Post inquired as to his where abouts and
the army confirmed that "he is dead".
It is believed by family that he was executed by the army.
Author's Signature:__________________________________________________
Human Rights Violations
Incident Number:
Brief Description of the nature of the incident:
Police Army x Medical Other Date Today:
Date of Incident:
Name of Person Reporting:
II. Information Concerning the Alleged Victim: Name of Individual:
ID Card Number:
Age: Male Female
Race:
Address:
Ampur:
Province:
Country:
Contact Info:
Date and place of birth:
Profession:
Present Address or Whereabouts:
Locations of Incident:
Other Persons Involved - Witnesses:
III. State Concerned / Articles Violated / Domestic Remedies Name of the State party (country) against which the communicatin is
directed:
Steps taken by or on behalf of the alleged victim(s) to exhaust domestic
remedies:
Recourse to the courts or other public authorities:
When and with what results:
IV. Facts of the claim:
Author's Signature:__________________________________________________
Note: In many of these cases the individuals involved have received death
threats, including the author, from Thai Military personnel for discussing
or pursuing justice in these cases.
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