Hej
En länk till en artikel i dagens Bangkok Post som handlar om en tillställning på Thammasat University en månad efter det militära ingripandet mot UDD.
Och deras syn på det som nu sker i landet.
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/181863/forum-blasts-government-abuses-during-rally
At Saturday's event at Thammasat University, which marked the one-month anniversary of security forces' dispersal of United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) protesters, rights advocates and academics also slammed the state for using propaganda to whitewash its unjust actions and the emergency decree to eliminate dissidents.
"What the state has done is in violation of the United Nations' principles on human rights" said Krittiya Archavanikul of Mahidol University's Human Rights Centre.
She was referring to the military's dispersal operations carried out on April 10 and from May 14 to 19, which resulted in 90 deaths and over 1,800 injuries.
"The state has used the term 'terrorism' to clean the dirt it is hiding," said Mrs Krittiya.
A key issue at the forum was the state's use of propaganda to justify the military operation.
Chulalongkorn University political scientist Jakkrit Sangkhamanee said the government's use of propaganda has been successful because it was well planned.
"Propaganda has been used to make the public trust the government, and fear and hate protestors, as well as to bring debate to a swift conclusion," he said.
During its daily televised announcements, the CRES had used terms like "law breakers" to refer to the protesters, creating a bias against them that helped justify the state's actions.
"The state has been selective in telling the truth and has distracted public attention from core issues," he said, citing the CRES's refusal to clarify whether the army had used snipers during dispersal operations.
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