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Concerns about Thailand's democracy and human rights abuses have been rife following the Sept 19, 2006, coup and later the crackdown on anti-government red shirt protesters in Bangkok on May 19. Basil Fernando, the director of the Hong Kong-based Asian Human Rights Commission, tells ACHARA ASHAYAGACHAT that Thailand needs to overcome its "legacy of militarisation" to have real democracy.
Fernando: ‘Army role holds Thailand back’
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