ACHR wants parliamentary investigation of 10 April events
The India-based Asian Centre for Human Rights has a press release (30 April 2010) calling fora joint parliamentary investigation of the events of 10 April, when 25 people were killed and 850 injured.
Director of ACHR Suhas Chakma said: “It is clear from the evidence submitted to the ACHR by the opposition political parties that the firings by the security forces have not been ‘in self-defence or defence of others against the imminent threat of death or serious injury’ but premeditated and willful acts of killings.”
Some will immediately say that the evidence is from the opposition and hence biased. However, ACHR is demanding a probe, where all evidence can be considered.
ACHR, an “NGO having Special Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)” also warned of an “impending human rights catastrophe against the Red Shirts demonstrators in Bangkok, Thailand and condemned the violations of the right to life of the Red Shirt protestors and absolute denial of the freedom of expression by the Government of Thailand through banning and/or blocking of all the television stations, radio stations and the internet sites allegedly closed to the opposition political parties.”
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