Rights commission condemns Narathiwat murders, calls for justice

The National Human Rights Commission of Thailand (NHRC) has issued a statement condemning the attack on the Buket Sami checkpoint in Ra-ngae district, in which five paramilitary rangers were killed, describing it as an act of extreme brutality and inhumanity.

The commission said the deliberate use of violence to take lives and injure others constitutes one of the gravest crimes.

Regardless of any ideology or conflict cited by the perpetrators, it can never justify the killing of fellow human beings, the commission said, adding: "The attack represents a violation of the most fundamental human right — the right to life.

Every person is born with the inherent right to live, and no one has the right to deprive another of that life."

The commission also expressed deep concern over children being injured by gunfire and explosions, calling such incidents completely unacceptable.

The NHRC stressed that violence does not discriminate on the basis of religion or ethnicity and that those who suffer pain and loss are all members of the same local communities.

It extended its deepest condolences to the families of the officers killed in the attack and wished all the injured children and civilians a speedy recovery.

It also called on state agencies to provide fair and timely assistance and compensation to the victims and their families, to swiftly bring those responsible to justice, and to ensure public safety.

It said law enforcement operations must be carried out fairly and with respect for human dignity, without stereotyping or fostering distrust toward any community, so that Thailand's southern border provinces can return to peace and become genuinely safe for everyone.