Hate Speech - Thailand

Thailand

In Thailand hate speech (การสื่อสารซึ่งมีเจตนาทางเกลียดชัง or การพูดซึ่งมีเจตนาทางเกลียดชังให้เกิดการเกลียดชังอีกฝ่ายหนึ่ง), transliterated as เฮทสปีช, is prohibited in civil and criminal statutes, but state machinery and society as a whole generally do little to prevent it or prosecute parties promoting or engaging in hate speech. While the Thai State offers recourse in the courts to obtain satisfaction after the fact, Thai authorities, NGOs and others generally offer little or no protection in preventing hate speech. The country's strict defamation laws are more designed to protect reputations and the institution of the monarchy and not to protect individuals or groups in freely exercising legitimate rights.

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