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YOU WONT BELIEVE: Rights commission expresses concern about hunger strike - You Need To See This

Orawan Phuphong Tantawan Tuatulanon Human Rights National Human Rights Commission TLHR

Demonstrators take part in an anti-government protest at the Thammasat University Rangsit campus in Pathum Thani on Aug 10 last year. (Photo: Reuters)

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed concern about a hunger strike by two young political activists and called on all sides to urgently find a resolution to prevent possible losses.

The commission issued a statement on Saturday as the hunger strike by Tantawan Tuatulanon and Orawan Phuphong entered its 11th day. The two women remain in Thammasat University Hospital where their lawyers reported that they were “very weak”.

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