Human trafficking:
Human trafficking is a major issue that Thailand battles on a daily basis. Men promise better paid jobs but instead forced to work as sea slaves as much as 3 years. Children trafficking is also another major issue in Thailand forcing kidnapped children as young as four to use as sex slaves in major cities like Bangkok.
Prison conditions are poor. Most prisons and detention centers are overcrowded. There were approximately 172,000 prisoners in prisons and detention facilities designed to hold 150,000. Sleeping accommodations are insufficient, medical care was inadequate, and communicable diseases were widespread in some prisons. Seriously ill prisoners at times were transferred to provincial or state hospitals.
Prison authorities sometimes use solitary confinement of not more than one month, as permitted by law, to punish male prisoners who consistently violated prison rules or regulations; the Department of Corrections maintained that the average confinement was approximately seven days. Authorities also used heavy leg irons to control prisoners who were deemed escape risks or harmful to other prisoners.
Freedom of Speech and Press:
The constitution and law specifically provide for freedom of speech and of the press with some exceptions, although the government limited these rights during the year.
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