Student from Thailand/London School of Economics Thank you, Chair, for giving me the floor. I am ? representing the Malay Muslim youth from Patani, the southern border provinces of Thailand. In Thailand, minority youth have access to the social media thanks to the government and our private sector that on improvement of technology and the internet equality. But one critical problem that our young people have been facing is the backlash that they receive whenever they generate discussion relating to politics and human rights violation cases that they have witnessed. Their Facebook posts and photos will be repeatedly used for discrimination and accusation. For example, accusing for being national traitors and separatists. In some cases, the victim has reported to the police but no investigation is conducted. And this might be a form of discrimination. I think if the state doesn't try to understand and tolerate diversity of political views- if the state doesn’t try to welcome discussions with minority youth, it will be difficult to mobilize inclusive development of the country. So, I would like to ask our Special Rapporteur and also state representative here, how can we ensure security of young people who would like to be part of discussion in the media. And also, my last point is that building a coalition between minority youth is not enough. For a long-term solution, we should also aim to reach out to the majority youth to foster a correct understanding about minority people from conflict area. Thank you very much.

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