PostPeace to Say No Emergency Decree

For the past six years, the Thai government has placed three Muslim provinces under the repressive emergency decree. Throughout those years, countless number of people have been affected by the unjust power and control from government officers. The events have been brought out to the international level through the "Post Peace Campaign" which encourages the local people to express their opinions and demands against this emergency decree. They do so on postcards which make their voices heard among representatives of various international organizations.

This is "like". This is "dislike".

In the 6 years that Thailand's 3 Muslim provinces
have been under emergency decree

countless numbers of people have been affected by the unjust power and control from government officials

Emergency decree isn't a good law

Those who were arrested got tortured in order to confess

That is not right

Because when being tortured, those who couldn't stand the pain had to admit even though they didn't do anything

That is not right

If they really did wrong, there should be evidence and punishment accordingly

Entering the 8th year of violence in the 3 Muslim provinces,

many groups and civil society organizations have been established with the objective and determination to see peace once again

As well as the Civil Society Network Against Emergency Decree

that has been continuously campaigning against the decree with different activities from releasing statements

and holding different campaigns like "kicking out" the decree with soccer or

by driving classical cars and motorbikes,

to organizing a people's forum against the decree.

Recently, the activities have been brought up to the international level with the "Post Peace Campaign"

which allows local people to express their opinions on this emergency decree on postcards

as reflections of their feelings and make their voices heard among representatives of international organizations.

Today, we're going to gather the voices of people who want to call for ending the emergency decree

by writing short messages that we want to express to the United Nations on these postcards

We'll send all of them to the U.N. Headquarters in Thailand on 10 December which is the Thai Constitution Day and also International Human Rights Day

The campaign to express people's feelings on postcards

has received good response from local people,

especially those working in city area of Pattani which faced the effects of the decree more.

I hope the situation will be normal soon so I can work more conveniently

When going to pray or elsewhere in the early morning,
I don't need to worry that I'll be searched by the army or arrested for investigation

I think there must be a campaign against the emergency decree

This emergency decree has been enforced for a long while

and its enforcement has violated the basic rights of the local people

We no longer agree with the emergency decree's enforcement in our areas

If it's still necessary to use the emergency decree then there must be justice

If there's no justice, then it should be repealed

The movement of the Civil Society Network Against Emergency Decree doesn't only aim to have the decree repealed,

but also to reduce the conditions that could lead to endless violence.

Time has proven that the emergency decree couldn't reduce the number of incidents

And it even creates hatred among the people who were affected by the unjust power and control of officers

Therefore, should the New Years present that the current government of Ms. Yingluck Chinnawatra

give to people who oppose the emergency decree in the 3 Muslim provinces on this coming 19 December be the repeal of the emergency decree?

We oppose the emergency decree!

We oppose the emergency decree!

We oppose the emergency decree!