Somchai, a well-known figure in human rights campaigning today, was then starting out as a young activist. He was later given a one-year internship at the Human Rights Watch's Cambodia Documentation Center. Over the years, Somchai has continued to work for human rights, and trouble has never left him. In August, he and two other human rights activists were charged with criminal defamation due to their report on alleged torture in the far South. "Thai society has accumulated greater human rights and democracy aspirations.

Source: Bangkok Post September 26, 2016 00:00 UTC