led by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha had adopted a draft law, Draft Act on the Operations of Not-for-Profit Organizations, to regulate non-governmental organization (NGOs). The bill was mentioned by Amnesty International as an effort to pass repressive legislation to silence civil society groups and NGOs. In November 2021, Prayut's government started an investigation whether Amnesty International Thailand (AITH) has broken any laws after ultra-royalists called for AITH to be expelled for its support of pro-democracy activists, such as Panusaya (Rung), facing prosecution on royal defamation cases. Under the strict laws against insulting the monarchy, more than 1,600 activists were charged on security laws, including at least 160 people charged with a potential prison term of up to 15 years. Prayut had assigned the Ministry of Interior and the Royal Thai Police to look into the matter, meanwhile the yellow-shirts, pro-government groups rallied in front of the Silom Complex in Bangkok to gather up to one million signatures in support of a campaign to expel AITH from Thailand. In 1976, Thai police, military personnel and others, were seen shooting at protesters at Thammasat University. Many were killed and many survivors were abused. See also Lèse-majesté in Thailand Censorship in Thailand Internet censorship in Thailand Constitution of Thailand LGBT rights in Thailand Notes References Bibliography News Books External links Freedom of expression in Thailand - IFEX Asian Human Rights Commission - Thailand homepage Rule of Lords Weekly column on human rights & the rule of law in Thailand and Burma Royal Thai Police catalogue or torture and murder Thailand 2003. Extrajudicial drug-war killings of innocent people. December 6, 2009. Photo gallery. Press/media links, and human rights reports. Political history of Thailand Social history of Thailand Thailand