Someone is photographing students at Tha Prachan without consent
BIRSA has had reports of a person taking photographs of people around Thammasat Tha Prachan without their knowledge. The photographs are then posted online with sexually harassing captions. Some of the pictures were taken in ordinary campus places, including canteens and walkways, of people who had no idea a camera was pointed at them.
Watch out around Tha Prachan
Take care in canteens, walkways and other open areas on campus. If you see someone behaving suspiciously or photographing people who have not agreed to it, report it to campus security or the BIR Programme office straight away.
What this looks like
The pattern in the reports is consistent.
- Someone photographs a person from a distance, or from an angle they cannot see, usually while that person is eating, waiting or walking.
- The photograph goes onto a social media account with a caption that sexualises or insults the person in it.
- The person in the photograph does not know it was taken and finds out only when someone else recognises them.
What to do if you see it happening
Your own safety comes first. Do not confront the person alone.
- Move somewhere with other people around, or with a member of staff nearby.
- Note what you can safely note. The time, the place, what the person was wearing, and the direction they went.
- Tell the nearest security guard or member of staff, or call campus security. If you are inside a faculty building, tell the faculty office.
- Keep any evidence you already have, such as a screenshot of the post, the account name, or a photograph of your own. Do not delete it, and do not repost it.
- Report it to BIRSA or the BIR Programme office as well, using the channels below, so the Faculty knows and can act.
The Faculty and the University can take disciplinary action, and the police can take a criminal complaint. Both need the report to reach them quickly, which is why the time and the place matter as much as the image.
If one of the photographs is of you
You do not have to gather a complete account before you ask for help. Report what you know, keep the screenshots, and let BIRSA or the Programme office deal with the rest. Nothing that happened is your fault, and nothing about where you were or what you were wearing changes that.
How to report
Use whichever channel you find easiest. Both go to people who handle this kind of report.
Harassment and bullying are never acceptable
If anything happens that leaves you feeling unsafe, uncomfortable or violated, by anyone, report it through whichever channel you feel most comfortable using.
BIR Programme office
Prompat (Pum)
Call 02-221-6111 ext. 3409
Email prompats@tu.ac.th
BIR Student Association
Rights Advocate and Student Welfare Officer
Call 065-940-6914
Email punsak.ket@dome.tu.ac.th
Reports are processed within 48 hours, with the utmost secrecy and care.
You can also speak to a BIRSA committee member you trust first, and decide what to do afterwards. If you would rather go straight to the police, call 191. For anything happening right now that puts someone in danger, call 191 first and tell BIRSA afterwards.
Looking out for each other
- Walk with a friend through quiet parts of campus, especially after dark.
- If someone looks uncomfortable about being photographed, ask them if they are all right.
- Do not share or forward the posts. Sharing spreads the harm to the person in the picture, and a screenshot sent privately to a reporting channel does the same job.
More on campus security, complaints and reporting is on Safety and emergencies, and your rights as a student are set out on Rights and welfare.