Jaran Ditapichai (; ) is a Thai

political scientist Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and Power (social and political), power, and the analysis of political activities, political philosophy, political thought, polit ...

, educator, writer,

political activist A political movement is a collective attempt by a group of people to change government policy or social values. Political movements are usually in opposition to an element of the status quo, and are often associated with a certain ideology. Some ...

, and advocate of

human rights Human rights are universally recognized Morality, moral principles or Social norm, norms that establish standards of human behavior and are often protected by both Municipal law, national and international laws. These rights are considered ...

Biography

Jaran was born in Phatthalung, Thailand. He was a student leader during the

6 October 1976 massacre The 6 October 1976 massacre, also known as the 6 October event ( ) in Thailand, was a violent crackdown by Thai police and lynching by right-wing paramilitaries and bystanders against leftist protesters who had occupied Bangkok's Thammasat Un ...

of student protesters and thereafter fled to join the

Communist Party of Thailand The Communist Party of Thailand ( Abrv: CPT; , ) was a communist party in Thailand active from 1942 until the 1990s. The CPT was founded officially on 1 December 1942, although communist activism in the country began as early as 1927. In the 1 ...

, adopting the

nom de guerre A ''nom de guerre'' (, 'war name') is a pseudonym chosen by someone to use when they are involved in a particular activity, especially fighting in a war. In Ancien régime, ''ancien régime'' Kingdom of France, France it would be adopted by each n ...

"สหายแผ้ว" (Comrade "Paew" – or Comrade Clarity). He was a member of the Thai National Human Rights Commission, but was expelled on 26 September 2007 by the National Legislative Assembly, which had been installed by the military junta that had taken power in the 2006 coup. Jaran fled to France after the 2014 military coup. The government of France granted Jaran and other lèse majesté suspects a refugee status in 2015.

Education

* BA – Faculty of Political Science,

Thammasat University Thammasat University (TU; ; , ) is a public university, public research university in Thailand with campuses in the Tha Phra Chan area of Bangkok, Rangsit, Pattaya and Lampang Province. , Thammasat University has over 39,000 students enrolled in ...

* MA – Department of History, University of Paris 7 * Post Graduate Studies – Political Philosophy, University of Paris 1 (Sorbonne)

Work

* 1990–2000: Assistant Professor on the Faculty of Social Sciences at Rangsit University * 1998–2000: Chairman of the Union for Civil Liberty * 2001–2006: Member of the

National Human Rights Commission A human rights commission, also known as a human relations commission, is a body set up to investigate, promote or protect human rights. The term may refer to international, national or subnational bodies set up for this purpose, such as nationa ...

Publications

* Jaran's works include reporting on the methods and works of public hearings in Thai society (with Faculty) * report : "On the Restructuring of the Thai Parliament" * book : "The French Revolution", Volumes 1 & 2 * book : "Leading up to 14 October" * book : "From Ratchadamnoern to Shwedagong" * book : "A Citizen's handbook on Human Rights" * book : "On the Path Toward Human Rights"

Academic rank

* Assistant Professor

References

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