Since it has long been obvious that I have been targeted for delay and abuse by the US State Department and the US Embassy in Bangkok and Consul in Chiangmai I have filed a petition 'Retaliation Against A Human Rights Defender' with the UNOHCHR in Geneva stating that it was due to my whistle blowing activities in Thailand that I was singled out for persecution by the State Department and Embassy personnel.

An update on the 1503 form siting abuses of the Akha.

In a visit with the UNOHCHR today here in Geneva they stated that the UN has taken this case very seriously, and that Thailand has been asked for a response which they have sent in. The details of the murders were so accurate and exacting from years of work in the mountains there that there was no way for the Thai government to side step the issue.

This is very encouraging.

And we will be filing more cases.

The experience in Geneva to find out how to best help the cause of the Akha has also been rewarding.

On the family note, the Embassy and Consul are not very helpful with many delays.

I encourage you to contact them on the matter of my wife and children getting out of Thailand.

Sincerely,

Matthew McDaniel