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[Joint Statement] THAILAND: Overturn sentence against women human rights
defender Pimsiri ‘Mook’ Petchnamrob and other pro-democracy defenders
GENEVA, Switzerland (24 February 2025) – We, the undersigned civil society
organizations, condemn the sentencing of Thai women human rights defender Pimsiri
“Mook” Petchnamrob alongside Anon Nampa, Somyot Pruksakasemsuk, and Phromsorn
"Fah" Weerathamjaree.
We urge Thai authorities to immediately overturn the sentences against them.We urge
Thai authorities to stop using charges under Article 112 of the Criminal Code—or the
lèse-majesté (royal defamation) law—to target individuals who are merely peacefully
exercising their fundamental rights and freedoms of expression, peaceful assembly, and
association.
Court decision
On 20 February 2026, the Ratchada Criminal Court delivered its verdict.
The court sentenced the four defendants to four years in prison, but reduced their
sentence to two years and eight months due to their useful testimony, without suspension,
under Section 112 of the Criminal Code.
The court held that the defendants’ speeches criticizing troop transfers and the legislation
transferring the King’s personal assets into personal property constituted royal](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:xmpcty4bvrwkzigiob5fafex/bafkreid47daanh2677licdqai5x7otyqaffnkrzbyt6tanwdcsagvevkzu)
